Question on Notice regarding theatre utilisation at several WA hospitals, particularly Joondalup Health Campus, prior to 2001 and during holiday periods. The answer provides context on historical practices and funding impacts on surgery types.

AnsweredQoN 1089Legislative Assembly
Asked
2 May 2006
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(b) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; (c) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children; (d) King Edward Memorial Hospital; (e) Fremantle Hospital; (f) Joondalup Health Campus; and (g) Bunbury Health Campus?
(c) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children; (d) King Edward Memorial Hospital; (e) Fremantle Hospital; (f) Joondalup Health Campus; and (g) Bunbury Health Campus?
(d) King Edward Memorial Hospital; (e) Fremantle Hospital; (f) Joondalup Health Campus; and (g) Bunbury Health Campus?
(e) Fremantle Hospital; (f) Joondalup Health Campus; and (g) Bunbury Health Campus?
(f) Joondalup Health Campus; and (g) Bunbury Health Campus?
(g) Bunbury Health Campus?

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Answered
1 June 2006
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
30 days
This situation has occurred for a number of years and certainly prior to 2001. A similar situation applies to Christmas and New Year Holiday periods. Joondalup Health Campus records do not indicate that theatres were not utilised other than in the circumstances described above prior to 2001. The type of public surgery might change according to the type of surgery funded; for example, a focus on the longest waiting patients, as happened in the three months to June 1999. See table attached.
Joondalup Health Campus records do not indicate that theatres were not utilised other than in the circumstances described above prior to 2001. The type of public surgery might change according to the type of surgery funded; for example, a focus on the longest waiting patients, as happened in the three months to June 1999. See table attached.

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