Hon Shelley Archer's question seeks detailed data on public hospital waiting list admissions in WA for 2006-07, broken down by patient category (1, 2, and 3) and timeliness of admission. The answer provides the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 5921Legislative Council
Asked
20 February 2008
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(1) How many Category 1 people were admitted from the waiting list during 2006-07?
(2) For Category 1 people -
(a) what was the number of cases admitted within the desirable time;
(b) what was the number of cases not admitted within the desirable time;
(c) what was the percentage of cases admitted within the desirable time;
(d) what was the percentage of cases not admitted within the desirable time; and
(e) what was the median waiting time in days?
(3) How many Category 2 people were admitted from the waiting list during 2006-07?
(4) For Category 2 people -
(a) what was the number of cases admitted within the desirable time?
(b) what was the number of cases not admitted within the desirable time?
(c) what was the percentage of cases admitted within the desirable time?
(d) what was the percentage of cases not admitted within the desirable time?
(e) what was the median waiting time in days?
(5) How many Category 3 people were admitted from the waiting list during 2006-07?
(6) For Category 3 people -
(a) what was the number of cases admitted within the desirable time;
(b) what was the number of cases not admitted within the desirable time;
(c) what was the percentage of cases admitted within the desirable time;
(d) what was the percentage of cases not admitted within the desirable time; and
(e) what was the median waiting time in days?

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Answered
17 March 2008
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection representing the Minister for Health
Response time
26 days
(1) 17,438
(2) a. 15,005
b. 2,433
c. 86%
d. 14%
e. 11 days (median waiting time to admission)
(3) 18,968
(4) a. 12,265
b. 6,703
c. 65%
d. 35%
e. 55 days (median waiting time to admission)
(5) 19,092
(6) a. 17,112
b. 1,980
c. 90%
d. 10%
e. 65 days (median waiting time to admission)
Note: The information is for all metropolitan public hospitals, including Joondalup and Peel Health Campuses.
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