❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice 5048 requests and receives a breakdown of average off-stretcher times in metropolitan hospitals since January 2016, revealing a concerning trend of decreasing performance over the years.
AnsweredQoN 5048Legislative Assembly
Asked
3 April 2019
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
QuestionView source ↗
Can the Minister please provide a breakdown of the average off-stretcher measure in metropolitan hospitals for each week since January 2016, along with the yearly average and the lowest week for each year?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 May 2019
Response time
5 days
Figures provided by St John’s Ambulance for monthly off-stretcher percentages are as follows:
Table 1: Proportion of Patients Off-Stretcher Within 20 Minutes, Metropolitan hospitals, by week
2016
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
03/01/2016
63.8%
10/01/2016
62.7%
17/01/2016
62.5%
24/01/2016
64.1%
31/01/2016
61.0%
07/02/2016
62.4%
14/02/2016
60.8%
21/02/2016
59.3%
28/02/2016
61.5%
06/03/2016
63.6%
13/03/2016
59.9%
20/03/2016
58.6%
27/03/2016
65.4%
03/04/2016
64.1%
10/04/2016
63.1%
17/04/2016
62.8%
24/04/2016
65.0%
2016
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
01/05/2016
64.0%
08/05/2016
63.6%
15/05/2016
59.2%
22/05/2016
61.1%
29/05/2016
59.1%
05/06/2016
59.5%
12/06/2016
60.9%
19/06/2016
55.4%
26/06/2016
59.0%
03/07/2016
60.8%
10/07/2016
63.0%
17/07/2016
58.7%
24/07/2016
53.9%
31/07/2016
53.2%
07/08/2016
51.2%
14/08/2016
51.7%
21/08/2016
48.4%
28/08/2016
47.3%
04/09/2016
46.5%
11/09/2016
47.7%
18/09/2016
48.1%
25/09/2016
47.8%
02/10/2016
48.5%
09/10/2016
45.2%
16/10/2016
51.4%
23/10/2016
54.0%
30/10/2016
55.8%
06/11/2016
49.9%
13/11/2016
53.0%
20/11/2016
51.6%
27/11/2016
54.6%
2016
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
04/12/2016
54.7%
11/12/2016
57.4%
18/12/2016
57.1%
25/12/2016
60.8%
2017
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
01/01/2017
59.6%
08/01/2017
58.2%
15/01/2017
57.8%
22/01/2017
58.8%
29/01/2017
56.7%
05/02/2017
60.6%
12/02/2017
61.6%
19/02/2017
54.4%
26/02/2017
55.1%
05/03/2017
51.1%
12/03/2017
54.4%
19/03/2017
56.4%
26/03/2017
57.2%
02/04/2017
58.9%
09/04/2017
60.8%
16/04/2017
63.1%
23/04/2017
58.9%
30/04/2017
60.3%
07/05/2017
59.6%
14/05/2017
58.1%
21/05/2017
60.3%
28/05/2017
57.6%
04/06/2017
58.4%
2017
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
11/06/2017
56.1%
18/06/2017
54.8%
25/06/2017
59.2%
02/07/2017
55.9%
09/07/2017
57.3%
16/07/2017
56.5%
23/07/2017
56.9%
30/07/2017
56.1%
06/08/2017
56.1%
13/08/2017
52.5%
20/08/2017
52.9%
27/08/2017
48.9%
03/09/2017
49.2%
10/09/2017
47.4%
17/09/2017
49.8%
24/09/2017
49.5%
01/10/2017
55.6%
08/10/2017
52.9%
15/10/2017
48.3%
22/10/2017
54.4%
29/10/2017
53.5%
05/11/2017
50.7%
12/11/2017
51.9%
19/11/2017
51.9%
26/11/2017
55.1%
03/12/2017
56.9%
10/12/2017
55.2%
17/12/2017
51.5%
24/12/2017
55.0%
31/12/2017
56.0%
2018
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
07/01/2018
53.6%
14/01/2018
57.5%
21/01/2018
57.3%
28/01/2018
55.3%
04/02/2018
53.7%
11/02/2018
53.4%
18/02/2018
48.6%
25/02/2018
51.2%
04/03/2018
51.1%
11/03/2018
50.4%
18/03/2018
51.6%
25/03/2018
52.7%
01/04/2018
52.0%
08/04/2018
53.7%
15/04/2018
55.4%
22/04/2018
54.7%
29/04/2018
52.3%
06/05/2018
52.9%
13/05/2018
52.5%
20/05/2018
51.6%
27/05/2018
55.3%
03/06/2018
54.0%
10/06/2018
50.9%
17/06/2018
48.2%
24/06/2018
52.5%
01/07/2018
49.0%
08/07/2018
52.2%
15/07/2018
50.3%
22/07/2018
48.1%
29/07/2018
46.0%
05/08/2018
49.0%
2018
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
12/08/2018
43.3%
19/08/2018
43.0%
26/08/2018
42.7%
02/09/2018
47.4%
09/09/2018
43.3%
16/09/2018
42.6%
23/09/2018
39.5%
30/09/2018
42.0%
07/10/2018
41.1%
14/10/2018
39.9%
21/10/2018
48.2%
28/10/2018
45.9%
04/11/2018
44.9%
11/11/2018
41.9%
18/11/2018
40.1%
25/11/2018
43.5%
02/12/2018
45.1%
09/12/2018
40.4%
16/12/2018
40.7%
23/12/2018
45.4%
30/12/2018
47.9%
2019 to date
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
06/01/2019
43.4%
13/01/2019
45.3%
20/01/2019
44.7%
27/01/2019
44.5%
03/02/2019
43.3%
10/02/2019
44.0%
2019 to date
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
17/02/2019
41.3%
24/02/2019
41.6%
03/03/2019
41.0%
10/03/2019
40.0%
17/03/2019
40.5%
24/03/2019
39.6%
31/03/2019
45.0%
07/04/2019
45.0%
14/04/2019
46.8%
21/04/2019
47.1%
28/04/2019
46.5%
Table 2: Proportion of Patients Off-Stretcher Within 20 Minutes, Metropolitan hospitals, yearly figure
Year
Off-Stretcher (%)
2016
56.9%
2017
55.4%
2018
48.3%
2019 to date
43.5%
Note – 2019 Year to Date as at 30/04/2019
Table 3: Proportion of Patients Off-Stretcher Within 20 Minutes, Metropolitan hospitals, lowest week in the year
Year
Lowest week
Off-Stretcher (%)
2016
09/10/2016
45.2%
2017
10/09/2017
47.4%
2018
23/09/2018
39.5%
2019 to date
24/03/2019
39.6%
Note – 2019 Year to Date as at 30/04/2019
Source: Emergency Department Data Collection, Purchasing and System Performance Division, Department of Health WA
Date: 1 May 2019
Notes: Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Due to the manner in which week numbers are calculated (all weeks end on a Sunday), the first week in the year may include some days from the previous year and the last week of the year may include some days from the following year. Furthermore, it is possible to have a 53rd week in years where January 1 falls partway through the week.
Table 1: Proportion of Patients Off-Stretcher Within 20 Minutes, Metropolitan hospitals, by week
2016
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
03/01/2016
63.8%
10/01/2016
62.7%
17/01/2016
62.5%
24/01/2016
64.1%
31/01/2016
61.0%
07/02/2016
62.4%
14/02/2016
60.8%
21/02/2016
59.3%
28/02/2016
61.5%
06/03/2016
63.6%
13/03/2016
59.9%
20/03/2016
58.6%
27/03/2016
65.4%
03/04/2016
64.1%
10/04/2016
63.1%
17/04/2016
62.8%
24/04/2016
65.0%
2016
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
01/05/2016
64.0%
08/05/2016
63.6%
15/05/2016
59.2%
22/05/2016
61.1%
29/05/2016
59.1%
05/06/2016
59.5%
12/06/2016
60.9%
19/06/2016
55.4%
26/06/2016
59.0%
03/07/2016
60.8%
10/07/2016
63.0%
17/07/2016
58.7%
24/07/2016
53.9%
31/07/2016
53.2%
07/08/2016
51.2%
14/08/2016
51.7%
21/08/2016
48.4%
28/08/2016
47.3%
04/09/2016
46.5%
11/09/2016
47.7%
18/09/2016
48.1%
25/09/2016
47.8%
02/10/2016
48.5%
09/10/2016
45.2%
16/10/2016
51.4%
23/10/2016
54.0%
30/10/2016
55.8%
06/11/2016
49.9%
13/11/2016
53.0%
20/11/2016
51.6%
27/11/2016
54.6%
2016
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
04/12/2016
54.7%
11/12/2016
57.4%
18/12/2016
57.1%
25/12/2016
60.8%
2017
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
01/01/2017
59.6%
08/01/2017
58.2%
15/01/2017
57.8%
22/01/2017
58.8%
29/01/2017
56.7%
05/02/2017
60.6%
12/02/2017
61.6%
19/02/2017
54.4%
26/02/2017
55.1%
05/03/2017
51.1%
12/03/2017
54.4%
19/03/2017
56.4%
26/03/2017
57.2%
02/04/2017
58.9%
09/04/2017
60.8%
16/04/2017
63.1%
23/04/2017
58.9%
30/04/2017
60.3%
07/05/2017
59.6%
14/05/2017
58.1%
21/05/2017
60.3%
28/05/2017
57.6%
04/06/2017
58.4%
2017
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
11/06/2017
56.1%
18/06/2017
54.8%
25/06/2017
59.2%
02/07/2017
55.9%
09/07/2017
57.3%
16/07/2017
56.5%
23/07/2017
56.9%
30/07/2017
56.1%
06/08/2017
56.1%
13/08/2017
52.5%
20/08/2017
52.9%
27/08/2017
48.9%
03/09/2017
49.2%
10/09/2017
47.4%
17/09/2017
49.8%
24/09/2017
49.5%
01/10/2017
55.6%
08/10/2017
52.9%
15/10/2017
48.3%
22/10/2017
54.4%
29/10/2017
53.5%
05/11/2017
50.7%
12/11/2017
51.9%
19/11/2017
51.9%
26/11/2017
55.1%
03/12/2017
56.9%
10/12/2017
55.2%
17/12/2017
51.5%
24/12/2017
55.0%
31/12/2017
56.0%
2018
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
07/01/2018
53.6%
14/01/2018
57.5%
21/01/2018
57.3%
28/01/2018
55.3%
04/02/2018
53.7%
11/02/2018
53.4%
18/02/2018
48.6%
25/02/2018
51.2%
04/03/2018
51.1%
11/03/2018
50.4%
18/03/2018
51.6%
25/03/2018
52.7%
01/04/2018
52.0%
08/04/2018
53.7%
15/04/2018
55.4%
22/04/2018
54.7%
29/04/2018
52.3%
06/05/2018
52.9%
13/05/2018
52.5%
20/05/2018
51.6%
27/05/2018
55.3%
03/06/2018
54.0%
10/06/2018
50.9%
17/06/2018
48.2%
24/06/2018
52.5%
01/07/2018
49.0%
08/07/2018
52.2%
15/07/2018
50.3%
22/07/2018
48.1%
29/07/2018
46.0%
05/08/2018
49.0%
2018
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
12/08/2018
43.3%
19/08/2018
43.0%
26/08/2018
42.7%
02/09/2018
47.4%
09/09/2018
43.3%
16/09/2018
42.6%
23/09/2018
39.5%
30/09/2018
42.0%
07/10/2018
41.1%
14/10/2018
39.9%
21/10/2018
48.2%
28/10/2018
45.9%
04/11/2018
44.9%
11/11/2018
41.9%
18/11/2018
40.1%
25/11/2018
43.5%
02/12/2018
45.1%
09/12/2018
40.4%
16/12/2018
40.7%
23/12/2018
45.4%
30/12/2018
47.9%
2019 to date
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
06/01/2019
43.4%
13/01/2019
45.3%
20/01/2019
44.7%
27/01/2019
44.5%
03/02/2019
43.3%
10/02/2019
44.0%
2019 to date
Week ending
Weekly off-stretcher
17/02/2019
41.3%
24/02/2019
41.6%
03/03/2019
41.0%
10/03/2019
40.0%
17/03/2019
40.5%
24/03/2019
39.6%
31/03/2019
45.0%
07/04/2019
45.0%
14/04/2019
46.8%
21/04/2019
47.1%
28/04/2019
46.5%
Table 2: Proportion of Patients Off-Stretcher Within 20 Minutes, Metropolitan hospitals, yearly figure
Year
Off-Stretcher (%)
2016
56.9%
2017
55.4%
2018
48.3%
2019 to date
43.5%
Note – 2019 Year to Date as at 30/04/2019
Table 3: Proportion of Patients Off-Stretcher Within 20 Minutes, Metropolitan hospitals, lowest week in the year
Year
Lowest week
Off-Stretcher (%)
2016
09/10/2016
45.2%
2017
10/09/2017
47.4%
2018
23/09/2018
39.5%
2019 to date
24/03/2019
39.6%
Note – 2019 Year to Date as at 30/04/2019
Source: Emergency Department Data Collection, Purchasing and System Performance Division, Department of Health WA
Date: 1 May 2019
Notes: Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Due to the manner in which week numbers are calculated (all weeks end on a Sunday), the first week in the year may include some days from the previous year and the last week of the year may include some days from the following year. Furthermore, it is possible to have a 53rd week in years where January 1 falls partway through the week.
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