❓ I refer to the Liberal Party commitment to establish the Office of Waiting List Advocate and the defined role of the Office of Waiting List Advocate being to publish transparent waiting list data, ide
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I refer to the Liberal Party commitment to establish the Office of Waiting List Advocate and the defined role of the Office of Waiting List Advocate being to publish transparent waiting list data, identify waiting list hot spots and work with hospital and department managements to fix them, and I ask:
(a) how many reports has the Office of Waiting List Advocate undertaken;
(b) when were they published;
(c) what are their titles;
(d) how many meetings have been held with hospitals and department managements; and
(e) what recommendations did the Office of Waiting List Advocate make as outcomes of those meetings?
(a) how many reports has the Office of Waiting List Advocate undertaken;
(b) when were they published;
(c) what are their titles;
(d) how many meetings have been held with hospitals and department managements; and
(e) what recommendations did the Office of Waiting List Advocate make as outcomes of those meetings?
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Answered
22 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
26 days
(a) No reports were produced by the Elective Surgery Wait List Advocate Committee. The Committee reviewed and endorsed the Elective Surgery Access Policy. This policy was implemented by the Department of Health in June 2009. A monthly and a quarterly report on public elective surgery waitlist figures have been streamlined and continue to be published by the Department of Health. These reports contain information about the total number of cases, number of patients admitted, the number of Ambulatory Surgery Initiative cases performed and duration of time on elective surgery waiting lists.
(b - c) Not applicable.
(d) The Committee met once with a senior executive from each Area Health Service. The Committee also sought written advice from the Area Health Services on a number of issues. In addition, a group of senior representatives from the Area Health Services met on a monthly basis with the Department of Health to identify key issues and progress system-wide strategies to address the number of over boundary cases on waitlists.
(e) As a result of meetings with the Area Health Services executives and the Department of Health meetings, the Committee made recommendations in line with the Elective Surgery Access Policy. These include:
- Ensuring that patients are ready for care before being waitlisted.
- Complying with guidelines to ensure patients are appropriately categorised.
- Adherence to guidelines regarding administrative processes.
- Ensuring patients are provided with clear and accurate information about the waitlists and outpatients processes.
It should be noted that the Committee was initiated by the Minister for Health in January 2009 for a two year period, and was disbanded in line with this as at 31 December 2010.
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(b - c) Not applicable.
(d) The Committee met once with a senior executive from each Area Health Service. The Committee also sought written advice from the Area Health Services on a number of issues. In addition, a group of senior representatives from the Area Health Services met on a monthly basis with the Department of Health to identify key issues and progress system-wide strategies to address the number of over boundary cases on waitlists.
(e) As a result of meetings with the Area Health Services executives and the Department of Health meetings, the Committee made recommendations in line with the Elective Surgery Access Policy. These include:
- Ensuring that patients are ready for care before being waitlisted.
- Complying with guidelines to ensure patients are appropriately categorised.
- Adherence to guidelines regarding administrative processes.
- Ensuring patients are provided with clear and accurate information about the waitlists and outpatients processes.
It should be noted that the Committee was initiated by the Minister for Health in January 2009 for a two year period, and was disbanded in line with this as at 31 December 2010.
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