❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Health portfolio regarding the number of cancelled elective surgeries in WA public hospitals between April and August 2023, broken down by hospital classification and reason for cancellation. The answer provides a detailed breakdown of cancellations for each health service.
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I refer to all public hospitals, including public hospitals with private operators, 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: (i) April 2023; (ii) May 2023; (iii) June 2023; (iv) July 2023; and (v) August 2023?
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Answered
8 May 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
6 days
(a) (i)-(v) Elective surgeries are cancelled for a range of both patient and hospital-initiated reasons. Patient safety is the priority and surgeries are often rescheduled within a matter of days. The data includes WA public hospitals only, and not data from Contracted Health Entities.
Patient-Initiated Reasons
Month- Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Total
Apr-23
74
182
116
79
217
668
May-23
75
217
151
103
274
820
Jun-23
81
198
122
120
222
743
Jul-23
63
152
133
108
194
650
Aug-23
74
174
127
133
200
708
Hospital-Initiated Reasons
Month- Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Total
Apr-23
126
377
278
148
431
1,360
May-23
160
485
355
211
463
1,674
Jun-23
150
487
331
224
460
1,652
Jul-23
127
654
305
205
426
1,717
Aug-23
171
625
314
188
499
1,797
Patient-Initiated Reasons
Month- Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Total
Apr-23
74
182
116
79
217
668
May-23
75
217
151
103
274
820
Jun-23
81
198
122
120
222
743
Jul-23
63
152
133
108
194
650
Aug-23
74
174
127
133
200
708
Hospital-Initiated Reasons
Month- Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Total
Apr-23
126
377
278
148
431
1,360
May-23
160
485
355
211
463
1,674
Jun-23
150
487
331
224
460
1,652
Jul-23
127
654
305
205
426
1,717
Aug-23
171
625
314
188
499
1,797
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