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Web Influenza Vaccinations (Question Time) - 21/08/2025
The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:32): I thank the shadow minister for her question. The good news is that South Australia has had a significantly better rollout of the flu vaccine compared to the two states that have adopted what the opposition is promoting as a policy. We are miles ahead of WA and Queensland in ... -
Web Influenza Vaccinations (Question Time) - 21/08/2025
The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:33): I have just explained that. In fact, Professor Spurrier has been at a number of press conferences explaining this to the public as well. She has explained the reasons why the AHPC, in advice it released a couple of years ago and has consistently held since then, is saying to ... -
Web Murraylands Medical Centre (Question Time) - 21/08/2025
The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:37): I thank the member for MacKillop for his question and for being very quick to raise this matter when it first came to light in terms of the issues in relation to the rent and the lease for that clinic in Tailem Bend. I am very glad that those issues have been resolved. Just t... -
Web Drought, Mental Health (Question Time) - 21/08/2025
The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:58): I thank the member for Giles for his question and his interest in this very significant issue for our state. As members will know, the state government has outlined a $73 million drought support package across the state covering a whole range of different areas of public poli... -
Web Peterborough Health Services (Question Time) - 21/08/2025
The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:23): I thank the member for Stuart for his question and for his passion in relation to this issue in particular, and also the advocacy that he has displayed since this issue came to light. For many years, the Goyder's Line clinic, who are predominantly based in Jamestown, have pro... -
Web GP Clinics (Question Time) - 21/08/2025
The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:35): We have been supporting, together with the federal government, urgent care clinics that have enabled many South Australians to access after-hours services, of course in addition to our priority care services across the state, as well as of course the support we have provided ... -
Web Angaston District Hospital Emergency Department (Question Time) - 21/08/2025
The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:41): I will seek an update in terms of that from the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network. As I said in my previous answer, they have been working to try to make sure they can secure additional medical support to bolster the services of the local GPs in Angaston who, as was... -
Web Angaston District Hospital Emergency Department (Question Time) - 21/08/2025
The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:39): Similar to other issues, there are issues in terms of GP availability across the country. When it comes to the provision of our smaller country hospital services, including Angaston, which since their inception have relied on the support of GPs, when GP practices have issues ... -
Web Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Question Time) - 21/08/2025
The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:42): I thank the shadow minister for her question. This is something where the government has been on the front foot in saying that we are taking action in relation to GP prescribing for ADHD, and I am really proud that we are doing so. We will be allowing GPs to prescribe ADHD me... -
Web Mental Health (Community Visitor Scheme) Amendment Bill (Bills) - 19/08/2025
The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (11:35): I thank all members for their contributions: the member for Frome on behalf of the opposition, and the members for Elder, King and Davenport on our side of the house, as well as the Minister for Human Services, and I note the joint stewardship that we have between our portfol...
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