Hon Peter Collier asks the Minister for Health about the Fiona Stanley Hospital cardiothoracic unit, including staffing levels, waitlists, wait times, and deaths on the waitlist. The Minister requests the question be placed on notice for a more detailed response.

AnsweredQoN 177Legislative Council
Asked
19 March 2024
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QuestionView source ↗

FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL — CARDIOTHORACIC UNIT
177. Hon PETER COLLIER to the parliamentary secretary representing
the Minister for Health:
I refer to the cardiothoracic
surgery undertaken at Fiona Stanley Hospital.
(1) Does the cardiothoracic unit have a full complement
of surgeons; and, if not, by how many surgeons is it short?
(2) How many patients are currently
on the waitlist?
(3) What is the average wait time
to see a cardiothoracic surgeon as of today's date?
(4) How many
patients have been removed from the waitlist due to death occurring before
surgery could be performed between 11 March 2023 and 19 March 2024?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the minister.
To allow for a fulsome and accurate
response, I request that the member place this question on notice.

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