Question regarding pain clinic wait times in the Perth metropolitan area is unanswered due to data limitations and ongoing outpatient reform projects aimed at improving data collection and reporting.

AnsweredQoN 5122Legislative Assembly
Asked
7 May 2019
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health

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For each pain clinic in the Metropolitan area, I ask: (a) What is the average waiting time, from referrals to the pain clinic, for patients to be seen by the pain clinic, by hospital; (b) How many patients were on the wait list to access the pain clinic by hospital for each month since July 2017; and (c) How many patients are currently on the wait list to access the pain clinic, by hospital?

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Answered
11 June 2019
Response time
9 days
I am advised:
(a)-(c) Detailed information on wait times for non-admitted services is not currently available. There is currently underway a comprehensive, multi-faceted range of Outpatient Reform Projects. These projects include extensive work to improve the quality, consistency and accuracy of outpatient data, including how it is categorised, collected and reported.

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