❓ Hon. Shelley Archer's question seeks detailed data on elective surgery waiting lists in WA for 2006-07, broken down by urgency category. The response provides the requested data, including admission numbers, timeliness, and median waiting times.
AnsweredQoN 6300Legislative Council
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(1) How many category one people were admitted from the waiting list during 2006-07?
(2) For category one 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 two people were admitted from the waiting list during 2006-07?
(4) For category two 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?
(5) How many category three people were admitted from the waiting list during 2006-07?
(6) For category three 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?
(2) For category one 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 two people were admitted from the waiting list during 2006-07?
(4) For category two 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?
(5) How many category three people were admitted from the waiting list during 2006-07?
(6) For category three 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
27 May 2008
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection representing the Minister for Health
Response time
20 days
Between 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2007, the number of cases on the Metropolitan Elective Surgery Wait List, excluding Joondalup and Peel, reduced by 2,588 to reach 10,538, and further declined to 10,332 as at 30 April 2008. The median wait time on the list for this period also declined from 3.48 months at 30 June 2006 to 2.60 months at 30 June 2007 and to 2.50 months at 30 April 2008.
(1) 15,921
(2) (a) 13,574
(b) 2,347
(c) 85.26%
(d) 14.74%
(e) 11 days
(3) 14,075
(4) (a) 9,436
(b) 4,639
(c) 67.04%
(d) 32.96%
(e) 53 days
(5) 17,626
(6) (a) 16,005
(b) 1,621
(c) 90.80%
(d) 9.20%
(e) 62 days
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(1) 15,921
(2) (a) 13,574
(b) 2,347
(c) 85.26%
(d) 14.74%
(e) 11 days
(3) 14,075
(4) (a) 9,436
(b) 4,639
(c) 67.04%
(d) 32.96%
(e) 53 days
(5) 17,626
(6) (a) 16,005
(b) 1,621
(c) 90.80%
(d) 9.20%
(e) 62 days
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