Gemma Paech

Chief of Staff to the SA Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Views my own.

[Peter Malinauskas @PMalinauskasMP]

Today, the ground has been broken on the second brand new ambulance station within a week – with work starting on the new Edwardstown station, just days after work began on Norwood’s new station.

[Peter Malinauskas @PMalinauskasMP]

We can say yes on 14 October.

[Kimberley Pratt @KimberleyPratt_]

DAW PARK: SA first dementia care facility opens at the Repat today, where residents will live in small cottages and help with preparing meals. @7NewsAdelaide

[Kimberley Pratt @KimberleyPratt_]

GLENGOWRIE: @PictonChris says there are 146 additional Ambos on our roads since the election, improving emergency response times by 20%. @SA_Ambulance @7NewsAdelaide

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

'A recruitment drive we have done at just two of our hospitals recruited 41 doctors internationally and 23 had come from the UK'

Chris Picton, Health Minister for South Australia, told #BBCBreakfast they are attracting NHS staff

https://t.co/V68rbvuj8S

[Peter Malinauskas @PMalinauskasMP]

If a patient is well enough to go home on Saturday, it doesn’t make sense to make them wait until Monday to be discharged.

[Ollie Haig @ollie_haig]

BUDGET WEEK: Premier announces a $67.5 million health package aimed at reducing bed block.

- Includes $27.6m helping get more doctors, physios & pharmacists rostered on weekends.

@PMalinauskasMP says it’s an “important anti ramping measure.” @9NewsAdel

[ABC Adelaide @abcadelaide]

Voluntary assisted dying has been accessed by a dozen South Australians, including a former GP https://t.co/IFmbmJvt6T

[Joshua Webster @joshuacwebster]

#BREAKING @PictonChris announcing 2 month enforcement blitz targeting sale of nicotine #vape + imposing tougher license conditions to help stamp out illegal sale of nicotine vapes. @10NewsFirstAdl

[Ollie Haig @ollie_haig]

The Premier is today releasing the Master Plan and proposed floor layout of the new $3b Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Plus….@PMalinauskasMP says “30,000sqm of inaccessible parklands made available to the public.” @9NewsAdel

[Ollie Haig @ollie_haig]

The Premier announces new campaign to lure interstate and international health workers here.
- $10k bonus to move to metro Adelaide location.
- $15k bonus to move to remote location.

@PMalinauskasMP says “we’re throwing the kitchen sink at this.” @9NewsAdel

[Ollie Haig @ollie_haig]

JUST IN: New $120m SA Ambulance HQ will be built at Mile End.

Health Minister @PictonChris says it’s a “significant site” in the order of 10000 sqm. @9NewsAdel

[Peter Malinauskas @PMalinauskasMP]

This is where one of the five brand new ambulance stations will be built.

We’re also completely rebuilding four more stations and upgrading another 10 stations.

[7NEWS Adelaide @7NewsAdelaide]

Premier @PMalinauskasMP has revealed that South Australia’s public sector nurses and midwives are set for a pay rise of 9% over three years. It comes as 360 new graduates have already begun work in the state’s hospitals this year. https://t.co/8ftPfGgvkq #saparli #7NEWS

[Ollie Haig @ollie_haig]

“Today is a landmark day in South Australia” - @PictonChris. Voluntary assisted dying laws come into effect from today. @9NewsAdel

[10 News Adelaide @10NewsAdl]

.@GoodSamApp is being rolled out in South Australia to help people in cardiac arrest get life saving treatment sooner. Within seconds of a 000 call the new technology will send a message alerting medical professionals near the patient that help is needed l @joshuacwebster

[Peter Malinauskas @PMalinauskasMP]

This week, 32 new paramedics will hit our roads. 

They’ll care for some of SA’s busiest areas in the southern & western suburbs.

This takes the total number of additional paramedics since being elected to 60, with that number set to grow to at least 99 by mid-next year.

[SA Press Club @SAPressClub]

The #sapressawards Gold Award top gong, thanks to Commercial & General [@commgeneral], is awarded to @JemmaChapman10, for her @indaily expose on the appalling "Mr D" neglect case. Our heartiest congratulations #sapressclub #Adelaide

[Chris Picton MP @PictonChris]

The legislation for the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital has just passed the Parliament at 11:20pm after over 10 hours of debate.

The law allows for the construction of a bigger hospital on a bigger site for long term health needs.