❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice 1060 reveals the number of cancelled elective surgeries in WA public hospitals between September 2023 and February 2024, broken down by patient/hospital-initiated reasons and health service provider.
AnsweredQoN 1060Legislative Assembly
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I refer to all public hospitals, including public hospitals with private operators, and I ask: (a) With a breakdown by classification of hospital and patient initiated, how many elective surgeries were cancelled in each of the following months: (i) September 2023; (ii) October 2023; (iii) November 2023; (iv) December 2023; (v) January 2024; and (vi) February 2024; and (b) For each month listed in (a), what was the total number of cancelled elective surgeries by area health service?
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Answered
8 May 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
6 days
(a) – (b) Elective surgeries are cancelled for a range of both patient and hospital-initiated reasons. Patient safety is the priority and surgeries are often rescheduled within a matter of days. The data includes WA public hospitals only, and not data from Contracted Health Entities.
Patient-Initiated Reasons
Month- Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Total
Sep-23
63
155
107
88
215
628
Oct-23
66
151
109
106
257
689
Nov-23
62
162
156
120
225
725
Dec-23
37
83
82
82
121
405
Jan-24
36
157
97
100
165
555
Feb-24
42
120
118
130
254
664
Hospital-Initiated Reasons
Month- Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Total
Sep-23
145
532
358
169
464
1668
Oct-23
137
564
273
173
497
1644
Nov-23
120
584
317
208
420
1649
Dec-23
70
364
225
121
330
1110
Jan-24
111
586
296
174
325
1492
Feb-24
117
539
301
170
505
1632
Total Cancellations by Health Service Provider
Month- Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Total
Sep-23
208
687
465
257
679
2296
Oct-23
203
715
382
279
754
2333
Nov-23
182
746
473
328
645
2374
Dec-23
107
447
307
203
451
1515
Jan-24
147
743
393
274
490
2047
Feb-24
159
659
419
300
759
2296
Patient-Initiated Reasons
Month- Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Total
Sep-23
63
155
107
88
215
628
Oct-23
66
151
109
106
257
689
Nov-23
62
162
156
120
225
725
Dec-23
37
83
82
82
121
405
Jan-24
36
157
97
100
165
555
Feb-24
42
120
118
130
254
664
Hospital-Initiated Reasons
Month- Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Total
Sep-23
145
532
358
169
464
1668
Oct-23
137
564
273
173
497
1644
Nov-23
120
584
317
208
420
1649
Dec-23
70
364
225
121
330
1110
Jan-24
111
586
296
174
325
1492
Feb-24
117
539
301
170
505
1632
Total Cancellations by Health Service Provider
Month- Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Total
Sep-23
208
687
465
257
679
2296
Oct-23
203
715
382
279
754
2333
Nov-23
182
746
473
328
645
2374
Dec-23
107
447
307
203
451
1515
Jan-24
147
743
393
274
490
2047
Feb-24
159
659
419
300
759
2296
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