ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES – PORT PIRIE HOSPITAL GP AND FTE

In reply to Hon G G Brock MP, (14 October 2020):

How many general practitioners (and how many FTE in total) were contracted to provide Accident and Emergency services at the Port Pirie Hospital for 2019-20 and 2018-19, and how many are budgeted for 2020-21?

Hon John Gardner MP: The Minister for Health and Wellbeing has been advised that:

“In 2018/19, 13 general practitioners were contracted to provide Accident and Emergency services at the Port Pirie Hospital. The contracted general practitioners were paid on a sessional roster basis.

In 2019/20, nil general practitioners were contracted, as a locum model was used to provide Accident and Emergency services at the Port Pirie Hospital.

In 2020/21, nil general practitioners are budgeted to be contracted, as a locum model is being used to provide Accident and Emergency services at the Port Pirie Hospital.”

Hon John Gardner MP
Minister for Education