❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks the Minister for Health about average and longest wait times for specialists across all WA public hospitals for the 2020-21 financial year. The Minister responded that the data is unavailable due to an ongoing Outpatient Reform Project aimed at improving data quality and accuracy.
AnsweredQoN 164Legislative Council
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I refer to all public hospitals, including public hospitals
with private operators, and I
ask: (a) for the North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS): (i) what is the average wait time for specialists during the 2020-21 (current) financial year to
date across the NMHS; and (ii) which hospital had the longest wait time for
specialists for the same time period, and what was that figure; (b) for the South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS): (i) what is the average wait time for specialists during the 2020-21 (current) financial year to
date across the SMHS; and (ii) which hospital had the longest wait time for specialists for the same time period, and what was that figure; (c) for the East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS): (i) what is the average wait time for specialists during the 2020-21 (current) financial year to
date across the EMHS; and (ii) which hospital had the longest wait time for specialists in that same time period, and what was that figure; (d) fFor the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS): (i) what is the average wait time for specialists during the 2020-21 (current) financial year to
date across the CAHS; and (ii) which hospital had the longest wait time for specialists in that same time period, and what was that figure; and (e) for the Western Australian Country Health
Service (WACHS): (i) what is the average wait time for specialists during the 2020-21 (current) financial year to
date across WACHS; and (ii) which hospital had the longest wait time for specialists during that same time period, and what was that figure?
with private operators, and I
ask: (a) for the North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS): (i) what is the average wait time for specialists during the 2020-21 (current) financial year to
date across the NMHS; and (ii) which hospital had the longest wait time for
specialists for the same time period, and what was that figure; (b) for the South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS): (i) what is the average wait time for specialists during the 2020-21 (current) financial year to
date across the SMHS; and (ii) which hospital had the longest wait time for specialists for the same time period, and what was that figure; (c) for the East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS): (i) what is the average wait time for specialists during the 2020-21 (current) financial year to
date across the EMHS; and (ii) which hospital had the longest wait time for specialists in that same time period, and what was that figure; (d) fFor the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS): (i) what is the average wait time for specialists during the 2020-21 (current) financial year to
date across the CAHS; and (ii) which hospital had the longest wait time for specialists in that same time period, and what was that figure; and (e) for the Western Australian Country Health
Service (WACHS): (i) what is the average wait time for specialists during the 2020-21 (current) financial year to
date across WACHS; and (ii) which hospital had the longest wait time for specialists during that same time period, and what was that figure?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 August 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
The Department of Health is currently undertaking an Outpatient Reform Project that involves extensive work to improve the quality, consistency and accuracy of outpatient data. The current data requested is not available. The new project will enable accurate reporting of wait times for outpatient appointments to assist clinicians and the public in accessing appropriate care. Further work is also occurring to identify and remediate identified quality issues.
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