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HEALTH |
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2002 |
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2001 |
Legend |
| 27 November | ERCP Health Risks - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 15 November | LMC Brompton Land - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 24 October | State Supply Board - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 2 October |
Legislation Threatens Civil Rights - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 2 October |
No 'Drug and Shrug' in Democrats' ADHD Election Platform - Mike Elliott NR |
| SA Parliamentarian Returns to Broken Hill for Voluntary Euthanasia Conference - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| Democrats' Support Midwives Protest - Sandra Kanck & Meg Lees NR | |
| Small Step for Labelling not Enough to Protect Our Kids from Drugs - Mike Elliott NR | |
| Elliott to Petition Health Ministers on Caffeine - Mike Elliott NR | |
| Medical Board Publication - Sandra Kanck Q | |
| Legislative Council Takes Giant Step Towards Passing Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation - Sandra Kanck | |
| Parliamentary Committee Injects Life into Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| Voluntary Euthanasia - Sandra Kanck 2RS | |
| Judgement Day for Voluntary Euthanasia - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| State Government must Double Efforts for Problem Gamblers - Mike Elliott NR | |
| Food Bill - Sandra Kanck 2RS | |
| Medical Practice Bill - Sandra Kanck 2RS | |
| Midwives Indemnity Insurance - Sandra Kanck Q | |
| QEH Obstetrics Decision an Insult to Women - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| Democrats Deliver Solution To Midwifery Crisis - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| Western Mining Corporation - Sandra Kanck Q | |
| Caffeinated Beverages Motion - Mike Elliott BC | |
| 3 July | Rural Health - Sandra Kanck Q |
| Call for Action on Caffeine in Energy Drinks - Mike Elliott NR | |
| Ambulance Diversion Meeting Leaves Out Key Stakeholders - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| 7 June | Barossa Valley Hospital - Sandra Kanck Q |
| Gaping Hole Remains in Public Dental Care - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| Good News for Families of Children with ADHD - Mike Elliott NR | |
| Follow the Yellow Brick Road to School - Sandra Kanck NR | |
| 17 May | Julia Farr Services - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 17 May | Make It Safe: Fall Prevention Program - Ian Gilfillan PQ |
| 15 May | Beds Not Bureaucracy - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 14 May | Closing Beds No Solution To The Barossa Health Crisis - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 2 May | International Midwives Day - Sandra Kanck MOI |
| 5 April | Fall Prevention Home Assesments - Ian Gilfillan PQ |
| 18 April | Aged Care Crisis : Beds in Waiting - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 11 April | Dutch Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation Boost to SA Dignity in Dying Bill - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 7 April | Putting the Minister Back into Health - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 6 April | Democrats Move to Reduce ADHD Drug Use - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 5 April | Dental Practice Bill - Sandra Kanck 2RS |
| 4 April | Men's Health - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 28 March | Health Administration - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 14 March | Dignity in Dying - Sandra Kanck 2rd |
| 14 March | Medical Malpractice -Sandra Kanck Q |
| 14 March | Dignity in Dying is a Right Not a Dogma - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 13 March | Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Sandra Kanck |
| 12 March | Dignity in Dying Legislation - Sandra Kanck |
| 22 February | Democrats Call For Ambulance Diversion Audit - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 19 February | Brain Haemorrhage: Two Centuries Of Health Expertise Gone - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 5 February | Bus Crash Shows Importance of Barossa Health Services - Sandra Kanck |
| 29 January | Chemical Trespass: Government 'Spray' of Excuses - Ian Gilfillan |
| 3 January | Government Takes Choice Away from SA Women - Sandra Kanck |
2000 |
Legend |
| 30 November | Death With Dignity Back On Parliamentary Agenda - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 29 November | Democrats Introduce Gambling Impact Authority Bill - Mike Elliott 2RS |
| 29 November | Democrats Move for Gambling Impact Authority - Mike Elliott NR |
| 16 November | Caffeine in all Soft Drinks - Mike Elliott MOI |
| 14 November | ADAM Project - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 8 November | Social Development Committee : Rural Health - Sandra Kanck |
| 3 November | More Money and Greater Accountability Should be Top of Premier's COAG Agenda - Sandra Kanck |
| 1 November | How Many Need Die Before Ministers Take Action? - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 31 October | Soft Drinks - Soft Drugs? Mike Elliott NR |
| 30 October | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Crisis Can Only Worsen - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 25 October | Govt must end Inactivity on Physical Inactivity - Mike Elliott NR |
| 11 October | Mental Health Care - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 5 October | Barossa Health Services - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 4 October | HIV Programs - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 4 October | Queen Elizabeth's Casualty at Death's Door - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 8 August | Democrats to Cap Medical Malpractice Payments - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 20 July | Marion Residents Have Their Say! - Mike Elliott NR |
| 4 July | Mental Health - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 4 July | Smoke Free Dining - Sandra Kanck Q |
| 4 July | Controlled Substances (Drug Offence Diversion) Bill - Mike Elliott 2RS |
| 9 June | Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation Back on Agenda - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 25 May | Why condoms "yes", needles "no"? - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 23 May | South Australian Health Commission (Administrative Arrangements) Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 23 May | Mobile Telephone Use - GR to Sandra Kanck |
| 2 May | Specialist Physical Education Teachers in Schools - Mike Elliott Q |
| 28 April | Democrats Members Vote To Legalise Voluntary Euthanasia - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 19 April | Why the Wait in Water Alert? - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 17 April | ALP Paves Way For Government To Reduce Regional Services - Sandra Kanck. NR |
| 14 April | ALP Makes It Easier For Government To Cut QEH Services - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 12 April | Voluntary Euthanasia Report - Sandra Kanck PS |
| Autumn | QEH Future to be Resolved - Sandra Kanck I.S. |
| 6 April | Services for Students with Disabilities - Mike Elliott PQ |
| 5 April | Mobile Telephones - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 3 April | Committee Gagged over Leigh Creek Coal Mine Report - Mike Elliott NR |
| 11 February | Government to Raid Rural Health Coffers? - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 3 February | Victory for QEH Community but don't open Champagne Just Yet! - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 3 February | Democrats Call for ADHD Inquiry - Mike Elliott NR |
1999 |
Legend |
| 26 November | Food Labelling: 'Aussie Made' and More Required - Ian Gilfillan NR |
| 23 November | No Equipment Tenders for North-Western Adelaide Heath Service - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 17 November | Democrats Succeed in Establishing Inquiry Into Q.E.H. Rationalisation - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 16 November | Visiting Medical Officers Superannuation Bill supported - Mike Elliott PS |
| 16 November | Democrats Support Blood Donation by 16-year-olds - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 16 November | Health of the Nation Discussed at Victor Harbor - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 11 November | Democrats Move to Appoint Select Committee on QEH - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 10 November | Democrats Call For Inquiry Into Q.E.H. Rationalisation - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 9 November | Parliamentary Hemlock Committee - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 28 October | Auditor-General Investigates Procurement Practices of Supply SA - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 26 October | Human Services and Health Crisis: Sandra Kanck's Address in Reply |
| SA's Poorly-performing hospitals | |
| Regionalisation of hospitals has been a con | |
| SA's health "brain drain" | |
| QEH services being cut | |
| Auditing problems in the Health Commission | |
| Crisis in Mental health ignored | |
| 20 October | Drug Assessment and Aid Panel: Are Resources Adequate? - Mike Elliott PQ |
| 20 October | Why Has Government De-Funded AIDS Council of SA? - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 20 October | Voluntary Euthanasia: Committee Turned its Back, Closed its Mind - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 20 October | Police Training and Use of Firearms against Mentally ill - Ian Gilfillan PS |
| October | In Sickness and in Health 'til Election Do Us Part - Sandra Kanck I.S. |
| 1 October | Lessons for EPA in Foundry Closure - Mike Elliott NR |
| 1 October | Mount Barker Foundry Operating Without a Licence? - Mike Elliott NR |
| 30 September | Mount Barker Foundry: Licence Expiry - Mike Elliott PQ |
| 30 September | Mount Barker Products Petition Presented to Parliament by Mike Elliott |
| 30 September | Democrats Support Medical Use of Cannabis - Mike Elliott NR |
| 28 September | Mount Barker Products Emission Test Results - Mike Elliott PQ |
| 28 September | Police Shooting Raises Doubts about Adequacy of Mental Health Services GR to Sandra Kanck |
| 18 September | No More Buck Passing: Commit to Medicare in Sickness and In Health - Mike Elliott NR |
| 8 September | Public Hospitals: Beds Not Bureaucracy - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 18 August | Closure of Gynaecological Services Next Cut to the Q.E.H. - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 11 August | Euthanasia: Attorney-General on Morally Dubious Ground - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 9 August | EPA: No More Know Less - Mike Elliott NR |
| 6 August | Mt Barker Foundry: Government Slowly Decisive - Mike Elliott NR |
| 5 August | Crisis in SA's Health System - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 5 August | Mt Barker Foundry Fumes Need More Than Cosmetic Cutbacks - Mike Elliott NR |
| 4 August | Democrats Win Re-Instatement of funding for frail aged injury prevention - GR to Ian Gilfillan |
| 4 August | Health Ministers Fail the Genetically-Modified Food Test - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 3 August | Doubts About Hepatitis B Vaccination Campaign - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 31 July | Frankenstein Food: Unlabelled, Untested, and in a Store Near You! - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 30 July | Fumes from Mt Barker Products: What's the Delay EPA? - Mike Elliott NR |
| 29 July | Police Shooting Raises Doubts about SA's Mental Health Services - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 27 July | Pollution from the Boral Linwood Quarry at Marino - Mike Elliott PQ |
| 23 July | Democrats Support a Health Inquiry, But Not Olsen's Solutions - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 21 July | Government's Fear Campaign for SA Hospitals - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 16 July | Maternity Services: Private Profit Outweighs Public Health - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 15 July | No Doctor in the house for Modbury Births - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 9 July | Means Testing Hospitals: Premier Barking Up the Wrong Tree - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 8 July | Recommendations for Birthing Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 8 July | QEH Maternity Downgrading: Confusion Grows - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 7 July | Obstructionism, secrecy, paranoia in Human Services Department - Sandra Kanck MOI |
| 7 July | If You Fall, Fall on your Hip (Please) - Ian Gilfillan NR |
| 6 July | Problems for Latex Allergy sufferers in SA's syringe and needle contracts - GR to Sandra Kanck |
| 2 June | Problems for Latex Allergy sufferers in SA's syringe and needle contracts - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 27 May | Health Implications of Emissions from Mount Barker Products Plant - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| Winter | Mum's the word - Sanra Kanck Midwifery Advocate of the Year I.S. |
| 27 May | SA Health Budget: More Pain, No Gain - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 25 May | Mental Health: A surge in Crisis Callouts - GR to Sandra Kanck |
| 13 May | Q.E.H. Needs Specialist Language Services - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 8 May | The Hard Sell on Viagra - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 6 May | Q.E.H. staff muzzled - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 5 May | Q.E.H. Midwifery Services: The Beginning of the End - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 14 April | Nursing Home Funding - How long can Patients wait? - Ian Gilfillan NR |
| 25 March | Nurses Bill - debate completed, Bill passed - Sandra Kanck BC |
| 24 March | Funds Wasted in Public Health Purchasing System: Noted by Legislative Council - Sandra Kanck SM |
| 23 March | Nurses Bill - separate register for Midwives created - Sandra Kanck BC |
| Autumn | Midwives In On The Act - Sandra Kanck I.S. |
| 10 March | Smoking in Unlicensed Premises Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 9 March | Salmonella Alert in the Post! - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 5 March | Food Poisoning: Why the Delay in Public Notification? - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 4 March | Let the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Keep Delivering - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 3 March | Mosquitos at Globe Derby Park - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 17 February | Democrats Maximise Choice for Expectant Mothers - Sandra Kanck NR |
| 17 February | Move to register Midwifery as a profession in Nurses Bill - Sandra Kanck PS |
| 16 February | Review of Breastscreen SA: GR to Sandra Kanck |
| 16 February | Review of Psychological Practices Act: GR to Sandra Kanck |
| 11 February | Mental Health: A surge in crisis callouts - Sandra Kanck PQ |
| 10 February | Red Cross Blood Service: Donors Needed - Ian Gilfillan PS |
1998 |
Legend |
December 10 1998 -
Medical Supplies Costing SA Dearly - Sandra Kanck NR
December 10 1998 Health Commission &
Human Services CEO: Potential Conflict of Interest - GR to Mike Elliott
December 9 1998 Tendering Process for
Health Supplies Costs Jobs, Delays Patient Treatment: Sandra Kanck PS
December 9 1998 Human Crises as Budget
Cuts Hit Mental Health Services - Sandra Kanck PS
December 4 1998 Health Budget
Money Down the Drain - Sandra Kanck NR
November 25 1998 Smoking Near Adelaide
Women’s and Children’s Hospital - GR to Sandra Kanck
November 20 1998 Mental Health: How Can the
Minister Hear Without Listening? - Sandra Kanck NR
November 19 1998 Mental Health Crisis in SA -
Sandra Kanck PQ
November 3 1998 Review of Breast Screen SA -
Sandra Kanck PQ
October 28 1998 Auditor-General queries
appointment of Health Commission CEO - Mike Elliott PQ
October 27 1998 Review of the
Psychological Practices Act - Sandra Kanck PQ
October 27 1998 Health Dangers from
Motor Vehicle Emissions - GR to Sandra Kanck
October 22 1998 - Glenside Review Under Cloud -
Sandra Kanck NR
August 20 1998 - Democrats Deplore Demise of
'Living Health' - Mike Elliott PS
August 20 1998 - Hospitals: Clinical Information
Systems - Sandra Kanck PQ
August 19 1998 - Democrats Support Dental
Prosthetists - Sandra Kanck PS
August 18 1998 - Smoking Policy at the Womens and
Childrens Hospital - Sandra Kanck PQ
August 12 1998 - Waiting
Times for Emergency Dental Health Care - Sandra Kanck PQ
August 4 1998 -
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - GR to Sandra Kanck
July 22 1998
- Mental Health Services Under-Resourced - Sandra Kanck PQ
June 30 1998 -
Shortage of GP's for the Methadone Program - Sandra Kanck PQ
May 28 1998: Government Condemns
Living Health - Sandra Kanck NR
May 28 1998 - Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder - Sandra Kanck PQ
May 26 1998 - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder in Prisons - GR to Ian Gilfillan
March 25 1998 - Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder in Prisons - Ian Gilfillan PQ
LEGEND:
NR: News Release
PQ: Parliamentary Question
PS: Parliamentary Speech
GR: Government Reply to issue or
question raised by the Democrats
IS: Article in Democrats
Newsletter "Inside Story"
SA: Special Article for general release
BC: Debate on a Bill during
Parliament's Committee stages
