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Mental Health Services

The Hon. C. BONAROS (15:44): Supplementary: can the minister respond to my first question—why wasn't the ambulance union invited to the round table—and has there been a breakdown of the working relationships between Dr McGowan and the LHN CEOs?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:44): I would make the point that the chief executive officer of the Ambulance Service did attend. With all due respect, considering that we had already invited I think in the order of eight unions and professional associations, I didn't actually think we needed another union at the table.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister will continue.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: I put the question back to the Hon. Connie Bonaros: if the ambulance union was so crucial, why did Adjunct Professor Mendoza not invite them to be part of his group?

The Hon. E.S. Bourke interjecting:

The Hon. S.G. WADE: No, no—why did the—

The PRESIDENT: Order, the Hon. Ms Bourke!

The Hon. R.P. Wortley: She's outraged.

The PRESIDENT: I can say she's outrageous today, but the minister will continue.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Let's clarify, I'm not talking about the invitation to the round table, I'm talking about Mendoza's—I think they call themselves the Mental Health Coalition. The fact that the peak body for non-government organisations has the same name is a bit confusing, but they refer to themselves as the Mental Health Coalition. SASMOA, ANMF, the AMA and the ACM were all members of this group, but the AEA wasn't included. You will have to ask them why they didn't.

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