This WA parliamentary question seeks data on public hospital waiting lists, surgical categories, and the use of private hospitals for public patients as of March 31, 2010. The response provides specific figures on waiting times and surgeries performed, indicating no use of private hospitals for public patients during that period.

AnsweredQoN 3036Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 May 2010
Portfolio
Health

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(1) As at 31 March 2010, how many patients awaited surgery longer than the clinically recommended time for their category of surgery?
(2) As at 31 March 2010, please list a breakdown for each surgical category and the number of patients operated on.
(3) As at 31 March 2010, what was the longest time period a patient had waited for surgery?
(4) As at 31 March 2010, how many patients had the Department of Health paid to have surgery undertaken in a private hospital; and
(a) please provide a breakdown of each procedure that was referred to a private hospital.
(5) As at 31 March 2010, what was the average additional cost per operation to the Department of Health of having a public patient have surgery in a private hospital?

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Answered
15 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
26 days
(1) As at 31 March 2010:
- Category 1:
142
- Category 2:
1,434
- Category 3:
282
This equates to a total of 1,858 patients.
(2) Date range 01/01/2010 to 31/03/2010
-
Category 1:
4,583
-
Category 2:
6,049
-
Category 3:
6,822
This equates to a total of 17,454 patients.
(3) 1331 days.
(4-5) Nil.
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