❓ Ms. Mettam (Opposition) questions the Minister for Health regarding the number of cancelled elective surgeries in WA public hospitals from December 2022 to March 2023, broken down by health service and reason for cancellation. The answer provides the requested data in an attached table.
AnsweredQoN 721Legislative Assembly
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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) December 2022; (ii) January 2023; (iii) February 2023; and (iv) March 2023; and (b) For each month listed in (a) (i-iv), what was the total number of cancelled elective surgeries by area health service?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 May 2023
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
1 days
(a) – (b) Please refer to Attachment 1.
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.
Attachment 1.
Month-Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
All Health Service Providers
Hospital Initiated
Patient Initiated
Total
Hospital Initiated
Patient Initiated
Total
Hospital Initiated
Patient Initiated
Total
Hospital Initiated
Patient Initiated
Total
Hospital Initiated
Patient Initiated
Total
Total
Dec-22
82
53
135
263
296
559
208
76
284
174
78
252
339
154
493
1723
Jan-23
104
51
155
239
299
538
227
134
361
133
92
225
354
195
549
1828
Feb-23
90
66
156
471
140
611
234
101
335
181
88
269
380
222
602
1973
Mar-23
128
89
217
230
397
627
299
119
418
142
99
241
475
240
715
2218
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.
Attachment 1.
Month-Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
All Health Service Providers
Hospital Initiated
Patient Initiated
Total
Hospital Initiated
Patient Initiated
Total
Hospital Initiated
Patient Initiated
Total
Hospital Initiated
Patient Initiated
Total
Hospital Initiated
Patient Initiated
Total
Total
Dec-22
82
53
135
263
296
559
208
76
284
174
78
252
339
154
493
1723
Jan-23
104
51
155
239
299
538
227
134
361
133
92
225
354
195
549
1828
Feb-23
90
66
156
471
140
611
234
101
335
181
88
269
380
222
602
1973
Mar-23
128
89
217
230
397
627
299
119
418
142
99
241
475
240
715
2218
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