Mr Cook requests daily average accident and emergency waiting times for seven WA hospitals over six months. The Minister provides median waiting times instead of averages, citing customary practice.

AnsweredQoN 6434Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 October 2011
Portfolio
Health

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(1) Will the Minister advise for each day in each of the following months;
(a) May 2011;
(b) June 2011;
(c) July 2011;
(d) August 2011;
(e) September 2011; and
(f) October 2011;
(2) what were the average accident and emergency waiting times were per patient at the following hospitals:
(i) Sir Charles Gairdner;
(ii) Royal Perth;
(iii) Fremantle;
(iv) Rockingham- Kwinana;
(v) Swan District;
(vi) Armadale Kelmscott; and
(vii) Joondalup?

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Answered
23 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
34 days
(1) (a-f) The response to the question consists of six tables. Each table has data for each of the dates requested, presented in monthly blocks for Emergency Department (ED) waiting times, where ED waiting time is the length of time from presentation at the ED to the time the patient is seen by a doctor (for metropolitan hospitals).
As is customary for data requested about waiting times, median figures are presented rather than average (mean) and waiting times are calculated in minutes. [See tabled paper no]
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