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❓ Ms. Mettam asks about cancelled elective surgeries in WA public hospitals from April to August 2023, broken down by health service. The Minister provides the requested data, excluding contracted health entities.

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Asked

21 September 2023

Member

Ms L. Mettam

Portfolio

Health

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I refer to all public hospitals, including public hospitals with private operators, and I ask: (a) How many elective surgeries were cancelled in each of the following months: (i) April 2023; (ii) May 2023; (iii) June 2023; (iv) July 2023; and (v) August 2023; and (b) For each month listed in (a) (i-v), what was the total number of cancelled elective surgeries by area health service?

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Answered

8 November 2023

Responded by

Minister for Health

Response time

8 days

Elective surgeries are cancelled for both patient and hospital-initiated reasons. Patient safety is the priority and surgeries are often rescheduled within a matter of days. This data includes WA public hospitals only, and not data from Contracted Health Entities.
(a) – (b)
Month- Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Total
Apr-23
200
559
394
227
648
2,028
May-23
235
702
506
314
737
2,494
Jun-23
231
685
453
344
682
2,395
Jul-23
190
806
438
313
620
2,367
Aug-23
245
799
441
321
699
2,505

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