❓ Libby Mettam (Opposition) questions the Minister for Health regarding the number of cancelled elective surgeries in WA public hospitals during September-December 2025, broken down by hospital classification, patient initiation, and area health service. The answer provides data for public hospitals only, excluding contracted health entities, and separates cancellations by hospital and patient initiation.
AnsweredQoN 1749Legislative Assembly
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I refer to all public hospitals, including public hospitals with private operators, and to contracted health entities and I ask: (a) With a breakdown by classification of hospital and patient initiated, how many elective surgeries were cancelled in each of the following months; September, October, November and December 2025; and (b) For each month listed in (a), what was the total number of cancelled elective surgeries by area health service?
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Answered
17 March 2026
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
(a) – (b)
Elective surgeries are cancelled for a range of reasons. Patient safety is the priority. The data in the tables below includes WA public hospitals only, and not data from Contracted Health Entities.
Hospital-Initiated Reasons
Month Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Sep-25
90
296
258
249
426
Oct-25
137
236
250
223
524
Nov-25
123
183
243
204
457
Dec-25
114
189
213
215
381
Patient-Initiated Reasons
Month Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Sep-25
72
140
138
146
207
Oct-25
84
119
148
146
207
Nov-25
77
111
109
154
169
Dec-25
68
77
104
100
143
Elective surgeries are cancelled for a range of reasons. Patient safety is the priority. The data in the tables below includes WA public hospitals only, and not data from Contracted Health Entities.
Hospital-Initiated Reasons
Month Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Sep-25
90
296
258
249
426
Oct-25
137
236
250
223
524
Nov-25
123
183
243
204
457
Dec-25
114
189
213
215
381
Patient-Initiated Reasons
Month Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Sep-25
72
140
138
146
207
Oct-25
84
119
148
146
207
Nov-25
77
111
109
154
169
Dec-25
68
77
104
100
143
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