❓ The parliamentary question seeks detailed information on public hospital waiting lists for surgery in Western Australia, including wait times, surgical categories, and the use of private hospitals for public patients, along with associated costs.
AnsweredQoN 7119Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many patients awaited surgery longer than the clinically recommended time for their category of surgery, as at 30 September 2011?
(2) Will the Minister list a breakdown for each surgical category and the number of patients operated on, as at 30 September 2011?
(3) What was the longest time period a patient had waited for surgery, as at 30 September 2011?
(4) How many patients has the Department of Health paid to have surgery undertaken in a private hospital, as at 30 September 2011; and
(a) will the Minster provide a breakdown of each procedure that was referred to a private hospital?
(5) what was the average additional cost per operation to the Department of Health of having a public patient have surgery in a private hospital, as at 30 September 2011?
(2) Will the Minister list a breakdown for each surgical category and the number of patients operated on, as at 30 September 2011?
(3) What was the longest time period a patient had waited for surgery, as at 30 September 2011?
(4) How many patients has the Department of Health paid to have surgery undertaken in a private hospital, as at 30 September 2011; and
(a) will the Minster provide a breakdown of each procedure that was referred to a private hospital?
(5) what was the average additional cost per operation to the Department of Health of having a public patient have surgery in a private hospital, as at 30 September 2011?
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Answered
20 March 2012
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
28 days
(5) As at 30 September 2011, for 21 of the 71 patients there was no additional average cost. For 50 of the 71 public patients, additional costs were incurred due to their clinical needs. The average additional cost for each of these 50 patients was $2,347.81. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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