❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks data on public hospital waiting lists, private hospital referrals, and associated costs, aiming to understand the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the state's surgical services as of August 2010.
AnsweredQoN 3998Legislative Assembly
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As at 31 August 2010:
(a) how many patients awaited surgery longer than the clinically recommended time for their category of surgery;
(b) please list a breakdown for each surgical category and the number of patients operated on;
(c) what was the longest time period a patient had waited for surgery;
(d) how many patients has the Department of Health paid to have surgery undertaken in a private hospital; and
(i) please provide a breakdown of each procedure that was referred to a private hospital; and
(e) what was the average additional cost per operation to the Department of Health of having a public patient have surgery in a private hospital?
(a) how many patients awaited surgery longer than the clinically recommended time for their category of surgery;
(b) please list a breakdown for each surgical category and the number of patients operated on;
(c) what was the longest time period a patient had waited for surgery;
(d) how many patients has the Department of Health paid to have surgery undertaken in a private hospital; and
(i) please provide a breakdown of each procedure that was referred to a private hospital; and
(e) what was the average additional cost per operation to the Department of Health of having a public patient have surgery in a private hospital?
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Answered
12 October 2010
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
20 days
(e) For 16 of the 21 public patients there was no additional average cost. For 5 of the 21 public patients, additional costs were incurred due to their clinical needs. The average additional cost for these 5 patients was $2,729. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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