Chairperson, I wish to thank the hon Minister for the very sensitive manner in which he phrased his response to this question. Let me quickly affirm my understanding of its sensitive and emotional nature. The reason I asked the question is because sometimes - I think this is understandable - when people come from a poor background where, perhaps, there may not be running water, exactly as in the illustration the Minister used, they are likely to understand that as having been a prejudicial decision.
What I want to ask as a follow-up is whether the Minister does not think it would be helpful if there was another process outside the hospital itself - perhaps comprising an interprofessional group - that would offer a type of counselling that would allow people to understand that they have not been prejudiced because of their poor conditions. I would also like to know the following. If, indeed, conditions of poverty, like the lack of adequate housing or water, are pertinent to providing dialysis treatment, should we not have some kind of interministerial approach - outside the hospital - that people can appeal to so that they can be satisfied that they have not been unfairly dealt with? Thank you.