Hon Donna Faragher asks about the average wait time for school-aged children to access paediatricians through the metropolitan Child Development Service. The Minister responds with preliminary data indicating a median wait time of 15.9 months.

AnsweredQoN 545Legislative Council
Asked
15 June 2022
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

METROPOLITAN CHILD
DEVELOPMENT SERVICE — WAIT TIMES
545. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I
refer to the metropolitan Child Development Service. What is the current
average wait time to access a paediatrician through this service for
children in the primary years of schooling?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The metropolitan paediatrician wait-time data for
the most recent quarter, January to March 2022, is only preliminary due to
recent upgrades to the record system. Preliminary data indicates a median wait
time of 15.9 months for paediatrician services for school-age children.

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