❓ The WA parliamentary question seeks information on the practice of public health patients undergoing surgery in private hospitals, including the number of patients, types of procedures, and additional costs incurred by the Department of Health. The answer provides a quarterly breakdown for 2012 and early 2013.
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I refer to the practice of public health patients undertaking surgery in private hospitals, and I ask, for each quarter since January 2012: (a) how many patients has the Department of Health paid to have surgery undertaken in a private hospital; (b) what were these procedures; and (c) what was the additional cost per operation to the Department of Health of having a public patient have surgery in a private hospital?
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Answered
1 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
50 days
1 January to 30 March 2012
(a) 27 surgical procedures for public patients were completed in a private hospital this quarter.
(b) The following table outlines the breakdown of procedures completed at private hospitals during this period:
Speciality
Procedure referred
Orthopaedics
Arthroplasty of knee/hip
Arthroscopy of knee//shoulder
Repair elbow/foot/wrist
Reconstruction of knee
Note: The table depicts the types of procedures referred to the private sector. For confidentiality reasons, generic details of the procedure have been used.
(c) For this period there was one patient with an additional cost of $187.55 which was incurred due to their clinical needs.
1 April to 30 June 2012
(a) 25 surgical procedures for public patients were completed in a private hospital this quarter.
(b) The following table outlines the breakdown of procedures completed at private hospitals during this period:
Speciality
Procedure referred
Orthopaedics
Arthroplasty of knee/hip
Carpal tunnel
Arthroscopy of knee/shoulder
Repair foot/wrist
Reconstruction of knee
Note: The table depicts the types of procedures referred to the private sector. For confidentiality reasons, generic details of the procedure have been used.
(c) For this period there was no additional cost per operation the procedures completed.
1 July to 30 September 2012
(a) 10 surgical procedures for public patients were completed in a private hospital this quarter.
(b) The following table outlines the breakdown of procedures completed at private hospitals during this period:
Speciality
Procedure referred
Orthopaedics
Arthroplasty knee/shoulder/hip
Arthroscopy of knee/shoulder
Repair elbow/foot/wrist
Note: The table depicts the types of procedures referred to the private sector. For confidentiality reasons, generic details of the procedure have been used.
(c) For this period there was no additional cost per operation for the procedures completed.
1 October to 31 December 2012
(a) 17 surgical procedures for public patients were completed in a private hospital this quarter.
(b) The following table outlines the breakdown of procedures completed at private hospitals during this period:
Speciality
Procedure referred
Urology
Biopsy
Orthopaedics
Arthroplasty knee/hip
Carpal tunnel
Arthroplasty shoulder
Arthroscopy of knee/shoulder
Repair elbow/foot/wrist
Reconstruction of knee
Note: The table depicts the types of procedures referred to the private sector. For confidentiality reasons, generic details of the procedure have been used.
(c) For this period there was no additional cost per operation for the procedures completed.
1 January to 30 March 2013
(a) 22 surgical procedures for public patients were completed in a private hospital this quarter.
(b) The following table outlines the breakdown of procedures completed at private hospitals during this period:
Speciality
Procedure referred
Orthopaedics
Arthroplasty of knee/hip
Arthroscopy of knee/shoulder
Repair elbow/foot/wrist
Reconstruction of knee
Note: The table depicts the types of procedures referred to the private sector. For confidentiality reasons generic details of the procedure have been used.
(c) For this period there was no additional cost per operation for the procedures completed.
(a) 27 surgical procedures for public patients were completed in a private hospital this quarter.
(b) The following table outlines the breakdown of procedures completed at private hospitals during this period:
Speciality
Procedure referred
Orthopaedics
Arthroplasty of knee/hip
Arthroscopy of knee//shoulder
Repair elbow/foot/wrist
Reconstruction of knee
Note: The table depicts the types of procedures referred to the private sector. For confidentiality reasons, generic details of the procedure have been used.
(c) For this period there was one patient with an additional cost of $187.55 which was incurred due to their clinical needs.
1 April to 30 June 2012
(a) 25 surgical procedures for public patients were completed in a private hospital this quarter.
(b) The following table outlines the breakdown of procedures completed at private hospitals during this period:
Speciality
Procedure referred
Orthopaedics
Arthroplasty of knee/hip
Carpal tunnel
Arthroscopy of knee/shoulder
Repair foot/wrist
Reconstruction of knee
Note: The table depicts the types of procedures referred to the private sector. For confidentiality reasons, generic details of the procedure have been used.
(c) For this period there was no additional cost per operation the procedures completed.
1 July to 30 September 2012
(a) 10 surgical procedures for public patients were completed in a private hospital this quarter.
(b) The following table outlines the breakdown of procedures completed at private hospitals during this period:
Speciality
Procedure referred
Orthopaedics
Arthroplasty knee/shoulder/hip
Arthroscopy of knee/shoulder
Repair elbow/foot/wrist
Note: The table depicts the types of procedures referred to the private sector. For confidentiality reasons, generic details of the procedure have been used.
(c) For this period there was no additional cost per operation for the procedures completed.
1 October to 31 December 2012
(a) 17 surgical procedures for public patients were completed in a private hospital this quarter.
(b) The following table outlines the breakdown of procedures completed at private hospitals during this period:
Speciality
Procedure referred
Urology
Biopsy
Orthopaedics
Arthroplasty knee/hip
Carpal tunnel
Arthroplasty shoulder
Arthroscopy of knee/shoulder
Repair elbow/foot/wrist
Reconstruction of knee
Note: The table depicts the types of procedures referred to the private sector. For confidentiality reasons, generic details of the procedure have been used.
(c) For this period there was no additional cost per operation for the procedures completed.
1 January to 30 March 2013
(a) 22 surgical procedures for public patients were completed in a private hospital this quarter.
(b) The following table outlines the breakdown of procedures completed at private hospitals during this period:
Speciality
Procedure referred
Orthopaedics
Arthroplasty of knee/hip
Arthroscopy of knee/shoulder
Repair elbow/foot/wrist
Reconstruction of knee
Note: The table depicts the types of procedures referred to the private sector. For confidentiality reasons generic details of the procedure have been used.
(c) For this period there was no additional cost per operation for the procedures completed.
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