❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding waiting times, the number of people on the waiting list, and the definition of Category 2 surgeries within the WA Department of Health. The answer provides a link for waiting times and numbers, and lists common Category 2 procedures by specialty.
AnsweredQoN 5794Legislative Assembly
Asked
26 November 2019
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Western Australian (WA) Department of Health Category 2 surgeries, and I ask: (a) How long will people on the waiting list have to wait until their surgery is booked; (b) How many people in WA are on the waiting list; and (c) What surgeries/conditions constitute Category 2 surgery?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 February 2020
Response time
4 days
I am advised:
(a)-(b) Please refer to the Our Performance page of the WA Department of Health website:
https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Our-performance/System-performance
(c) The following is a list of common elective surgery procedures/conditions (by specialty) that are classed as Category 2 urgency, as per the WA Elective Surgery Access and Waiting List Management Policy (2017) and the National Elective Surgery Urgency Categorisation Guideline (2015).
Specialty
Procedure
CARDIO-THORACIC PROCEDURES
Congenital cardiac defect/s
Coronary artery bypass grafting
Heart valve replacement
Pleurodesis
GENERAL SURGERY
Anal fissure – surgery for
Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) with potential common bile duct stone or severe frequent attacks (two within 90 days)
Obstructing hiatus hernia (para-oesophageal hernia)
Parotidectomy /submandibular gland – excision of
Parathyroidectomy
Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy
GYNAECOLOGY SURGERY
Colposcopy
Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage
Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)
Salpingo-oophorectomy / oophorectomy / ovarian cystectomy
NEUROSURGERY
Common peroneal nerve release
Craniotomy for un-ruptured aneurysm
Nerve decompression of spinal cord
Untethering of spinal cord
Ventricular peritoneal shunt for normal pressure hydrocephaly
OPHTHALMOLOGY SURGERY
Cataract extraction (+/- intra-ocular lens Insertion) with severe disability
Examination of eye under anaesthesia
Trabeculectomy
Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy)
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Arthroplasty – revision of
Fracture non-union - treatment of
Nerve decompression
Tenotomy of hip
OTOLARYNGOLOGY HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
Microlaryngoscopy
Nasendoscopy
Parotidectomy/submandibular gland – excision of
Pharynx – excision of
PAEDIATRIC SURGERY
Branchial apparatus remnant –removal of
Dermoid cyst - removal of
Fundoplication
Hypospadias - repair of
Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy for age > 6 months
Nephrectomy for congenital abnormality
Orchidopexy
Pyeloplasty
Thyroglosssal remnant –removal of
Ureteric - re-implantation
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Breast prosthesis - removal of (for reasons other than cosmetic)
Trigger finger / thumb release
UROLOGICAL SURGERY
Lithotripsy
Nephrectomy
Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)
Pyeloplasty
Retrograde pyelogram
Uretero-pelvic junction - correction of
Urethra – dilatation of
VASCULAR SURGERY
Dialysis access surgery
Femoro-popliteal bypass graft
(a)-(b) Please refer to the Our Performance page of the WA Department of Health website:
https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Our-performance/System-performance
(c) The following is a list of common elective surgery procedures/conditions (by specialty) that are classed as Category 2 urgency, as per the WA Elective Surgery Access and Waiting List Management Policy (2017) and the National Elective Surgery Urgency Categorisation Guideline (2015).
Specialty
Procedure
CARDIO-THORACIC PROCEDURES
Congenital cardiac defect/s
Coronary artery bypass grafting
Heart valve replacement
Pleurodesis
GENERAL SURGERY
Anal fissure – surgery for
Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) with potential common bile duct stone or severe frequent attacks (two within 90 days)
Obstructing hiatus hernia (para-oesophageal hernia)
Parotidectomy /submandibular gland – excision of
Parathyroidectomy
Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy
GYNAECOLOGY SURGERY
Colposcopy
Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage
Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)
Salpingo-oophorectomy / oophorectomy / ovarian cystectomy
NEUROSURGERY
Common peroneal nerve release
Craniotomy for un-ruptured aneurysm
Nerve decompression of spinal cord
Untethering of spinal cord
Ventricular peritoneal shunt for normal pressure hydrocephaly
OPHTHALMOLOGY SURGERY
Cataract extraction (+/- intra-ocular lens Insertion) with severe disability
Examination of eye under anaesthesia
Trabeculectomy
Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy)
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Arthroplasty – revision of
Fracture non-union - treatment of
Nerve decompression
Tenotomy of hip
OTOLARYNGOLOGY HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
Microlaryngoscopy
Nasendoscopy
Parotidectomy/submandibular gland – excision of
Pharynx – excision of
PAEDIATRIC SURGERY
Branchial apparatus remnant –removal of
Dermoid cyst - removal of
Fundoplication
Hypospadias - repair of
Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy for age > 6 months
Nephrectomy for congenital abnormality
Orchidopexy
Pyeloplasty
Thyroglosssal remnant –removal of
Ureteric - re-implantation
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Breast prosthesis - removal of (for reasons other than cosmetic)
Trigger finger / thumb release
UROLOGICAL SURGERY
Lithotripsy
Nephrectomy
Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)
Pyeloplasty
Retrograde pyelogram
Uretero-pelvic junction - correction of
Urethra – dilatation of
VASCULAR SURGERY
Dialysis access surgery
Femoro-popliteal bypass graft
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