❓ Hon Peter Foss asks about elective surgery waiting times in WA metropolitan non-teaching and major regional country hospitals. The Minister for Health provides data on waiting list numbers and average waiting times for various surgical areas in metropolitan hospitals, but cites data limitations for regional hospitals.
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(1) How many people are waiting for elective surgery at each of the metropolitan non-teaching hospitals and major regional country hospitals?
(2) What are the waiting times for each surgical area at each hospital?
(2) What are the waiting times for each surgical area at each hospital?
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11 September 2003
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Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
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(a) Metropolitan Non – Teaching Hospitals Total Cases Armadale Health Service 873 Bentley Health Service 865 Kalamunda Health Service 296 Osborne Park Hospital 807 Rockingham District Hospital 478 Swan Health Service 1,045 Total 4,364 Source: Central Wait List Bureau, on the 17th August 2003. Definition: Cases are included according to the parameters defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Minimum Data Set, ie: ‘elective surgery’ and ‘ready for care’ (b) Major Regional Country Hospitals Total Cases Albany 467 Broome 419 Bunbury 299 Carnarvon 132 Derby 380 Geraldton 381 Kalgoorlie 346 Narrogin 63 Northam Nil Port Hedland 118 Total 2605 Source: Regional HCARe system, on 18th August 2003. Definition: Cases are included according to the parameters defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Minimum Data Set, ie: ‘elective surgery’ and ‘ready for care’ 2. Waiting times for each surgical area at each of the metropolitan non-teaching hospital and major regional country hospitals (a) Metropolitan non-teaching hospitals Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Source: Central Wait List Bureau, on the 17th August 2003. Definition: Cases are included according to the parameters defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Minimum Data Set, ie: ‘elective surgery’ and ‘ready for care’ (b) Major Regional Country Hospitals Total Cases Albany 467 Broome 419 Bunbury 299 Carnarvon 132 Derby 380 Geraldton 381 Kalgoorlie 346 Narrogin 63 Northam Nil Port Hedland 118 Total 2605 Source: Regional HCARe system, on 18th August 2003. Definition: Cases are included according to the parameters defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Minimum Data Set, ie: ‘elective surgery’ and ‘ready for care’ 2. Waiting times for each surgical area at each of the metropolitan non-teaching hospital and major regional country hospitals (a) Metropolitan non-teaching hospitals Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
(b) Major Regional Country Hospitals Total Cases Albany 467 Broome 419 Bunbury 299 Carnarvon 132 Derby 380 Geraldton 381 Kalgoorlie 346 Narrogin 63 Northam Nil Port Hedland 118 Total 2605 Source: Regional HCARe system, on 18th August 2003. Definition: Cases are included according to the parameters defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Minimum Data Set, ie: ‘elective surgery’ and ‘ready for care’ 2. Waiting times for each surgical area at each of the metropolitan non-teaching hospital and major regional country hospitals (a) Metropolitan non-teaching hospitals Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Source: Regional HCARe system, on 18th August 2003. Definition: Cases are included according to the parameters defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Minimum Data Set, ie: ‘elective surgery’ and ‘ready for care’ 2. Waiting times for each surgical area at each of the metropolitan non-teaching hospital and major regional country hospitals (a) Metropolitan non-teaching hospitals Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
2. Waiting times for each surgical area at each of the metropolitan non-teaching hospital and major regional country hospitals (a) Metropolitan non-teaching hospitals Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
(a) Metropolitan non-teaching hospitals Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Source: Central Wait List Bureau, on the 17th August 2003. Definition: Cases are included according to the parameters defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Minimum Data Set, ie: ‘elective surgery’ and ‘ready for care’ (b) Major Regional Country Hospitals Total Cases Albany 467 Broome 419 Bunbury 299 Carnarvon 132 Derby 380 Geraldton 381 Kalgoorlie 346 Narrogin 63 Northam Nil Port Hedland 118 Total 2605 Source: Regional HCARe system, on 18th August 2003. Definition: Cases are included according to the parameters defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Minimum Data Set, ie: ‘elective surgery’ and ‘ready for care’ 2. Waiting times for each surgical area at each of the metropolitan non-teaching hospital and major regional country hospitals (a) Metropolitan non-teaching hospitals Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
(b) Major Regional Country Hospitals Total Cases Albany 467 Broome 419 Bunbury 299 Carnarvon 132 Derby 380 Geraldton 381 Kalgoorlie 346 Narrogin 63 Northam Nil Port Hedland 118 Total 2605 Source: Regional HCARe system, on 18th August 2003. Definition: Cases are included according to the parameters defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Minimum Data Set, ie: ‘elective surgery’ and ‘ready for care’ 2. Waiting times for each surgical area at each of the metropolitan non-teaching hospital and major regional country hospitals (a) Metropolitan non-teaching hospitals Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Source: Regional HCARe system, on 18th August 2003. Definition: Cases are included according to the parameters defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Minimum Data Set, ie: ‘elective surgery’ and ‘ready for care’ 2. Waiting times for each surgical area at each of the metropolitan non-teaching hospital and major regional country hospitals (a) Metropolitan non-teaching hospitals Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
2. Waiting times for each surgical area at each of the metropolitan non-teaching hospital and major regional country hospitals (a) Metropolitan non-teaching hospitals Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
(a) Metropolitan non-teaching hospitals Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Armadale Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 102 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 219 Ear, Nose and Throat 168 Ophthalmology 134 Urology 112 General Surgery 131 Gynaecology 190 Paediatric Surgery 12 Oral Surgery - Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Bentley Health Service Average Waiting time - Days Plastic Surgery 60 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 211 Ear, Nose and Throat 121 Ophthalmology 146 Urology 294 General Surgery 93 Gynaecology 146 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Kalamunda Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 430 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 57 Ear, Nose and Throat - Ophthalmology 148 Urology 52 General Surgery 63 Gynaecology 35 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery 3 Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Osborne Park Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 463 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 35 Ear, Nose and Throat 193 Ophthalmology 221 Urology 153 General Surgery 216 Gynaecology 72 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Rockingham District Hospital Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery 273 Vascular Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery 251 Ear, Nose and Throat 266 Ophthalmology 72 Urology 310 General Surgery 36 Gynaecology 28 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Swan Health Service Average Waiting Times - Days Plastic Surgery - Vascular Surgery 274 Orthopaedic Surgery 333 Ear, Nose and Throat 208 Ophthalmology 194 Urology 210 General Surgery 128 Gynaecology 138 Paediatric Surgery - Oral Surgery - b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
b) In respect to country hospitals, I offer the following information: Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
Waiting lists in the majority of regional hospitals have been historically maintained by individual Visiting Medical Practitioners (VMPs) who perform elective surgery. The specialists draw from their own waiting lists to book their patients onto their own scheduled operating theatre lists. In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
In the north west hospitals which employ salaried surgeons, the case volumes are very low and the majority of patients booked for surgery enjoy very low waiting times. It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
It has not been the practice of hospitals to control and manage waiting lists in conjunction with operating theatre patient lists. Therefore, there are no consolidated and categorised waiting lists and no ability to measure waiting times from list clearance data. There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
There is generally sufficient surgical capacity within regional hospitals relative to the comparatively low volumes of cases listed for elective treatment. As such, country people enjoy much shorter waiting times that metropolitan patients. In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
In circumstances where there is no local specialist available or where there are gaps between visiting specialist programs, patients can be referred by a doctor to a metropolitan hospital and given financial assistance for travel and accommodation if eligible. In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
In circumstances where a case presents as urgent or progresses to being clinically urgent during a waiting period, there is sufficient flexibility to get such patients treated quickly locally or if this is not possible, clinical referral and transfer to a metropolitan hospital for emergency or urgent elective treatment is arranged.
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Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
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Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.