❓ Dr. Hames (Opposition) questions the Health portfolio regarding the number of patients waiting to see specialists at metropolitan public hospital surgical outpatient clinics between August 2007 and March 2008. The answer provides the requested data, with caveats about data collection and patient counting.
AnsweredQoN 3244Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(a) 1 August 2007;
(b) 1 October 2007;
(c) 1 September 2007;
(d) 1 November 2007;
(e) 1 December 2007;
(f) 1 January 2008;
(g) 1 February 2008; and
(h) 1 March 2008?
(b) 1 October 2007;
(c) 1 September 2007;
(d) 1 November 2007;
(e) 1 December 2007;
(f) 1 January 2008;
(g) 1 February 2008; and
(h) 1 March 2008?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 May 2008
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
30 days
Date
1
Patients
2
waiting
3
to be seen by a specialist at a surgical outpatient clinic at metropolitan public hospitals
4
(a) 31 July 2007
14,735
(b) 30 September 2007
5
14,290
(c) 31 August 2007
5
14,600
(d) 31 October 2007
13,742
(e) 30 November 2007
12,043
(f) 31 December 2007
13,615
(g) 31 January 2008
12,545
(h) 29 February 2008
12,165
Notes:
1. Closest available data to the dates specified in the question.
2. Patients may have more than one referral; each referral is counted in this number and therefore individual patients may be counted more than once.
3. Patients are waitlisted to an outpatient clinic and an appointment is advised four to six weeks before the due date.
4. Outpatient referrals information not supplied to the Department of Health's source databases by country hospitals or Joondalup and Peel Health Campuses.
5. (b) and (c) listed out of date order, as per the Question.
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1
Patients
2
waiting
3
to be seen by a specialist at a surgical outpatient clinic at metropolitan public hospitals
4
(a) 31 July 2007
14,735
(b) 30 September 2007
5
14,290
(c) 31 August 2007
5
14,600
(d) 31 October 2007
13,742
(e) 30 November 2007
12,043
(f) 31 December 2007
13,615
(g) 31 January 2008
12,545
(h) 29 February 2008
12,165
Notes:
1. Closest available data to the dates specified in the question.
2. Patients may have more than one referral; each referral is counted in this number and therefore individual patients may be counted more than once.
3. Patients are waitlisted to an outpatient clinic and an appointment is advised four to six weeks before the due date.
4. Outpatient referrals information not supplied to the Department of Health's source databases by country hospitals or Joondalup and Peel Health Campuses.
5. (b) and (c) listed out of date order, as per the Question.
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