❓ Hon Rod Caddies asks the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health about elective surgery wait times in WA metropolitan and regional areas, comparing current figures to those from 2018-19. The answer provides detailed wait time data by urgency category.
AnsweredQoN 1145Legislative Council
Asked
20 November 2025
Member
Portfolio
1145. Hon Rod Caddies to parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health
QuestionView source ↗
Elective surgery—Wait time
1145. Hon Rod Caddies to
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to elective
surgery wait times in Western Australia.
(1) What is the current median wait time for
elective surgery in metropolitan areas?
(2) What is the current median wait time for
elective surgery in regional areas?
(3) What was the median wait time for elective
surgery in metropolitan areas in 2018–19?
(4) What was the
median wait time for elective surgery in regional areas in 2018–19?
1145. Hon Rod Caddies to
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to elective
surgery wait times in Western Australia.
(1) What is the current median wait time for
elective surgery in metropolitan areas?
(2) What is the current median wait time for
elective surgery in regional areas?
(3) What was the median wait time for elective
surgery in metropolitan areas in 2018–19?
(4) What was the
median wait time for elective surgery in regional areas in 2018–19?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Health. The answer has information in four
tables and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
1) The below table outlines the median
wait time (measured in days) for elective surgery cases on the metropolitan
Elective Surgery Wait List, by urgency category, as at 31 October 2025:
Urgency Category
Median Wait Time (Days)
1
11
2
55
3
132
Total
85
2) The below table outlines the median
wait time (measured in days) for elective surgery cases on the regional
Elective Surgery Wait List, by urgency category, as at 31 October 2025:
Urgency Category
Median Wait Time (Days)
1
11
2
42
3
119
Total
88
3) The below table outlines the median
wait time (measured in days) for elective surgery cases on the metropolitan
Elective Surgery Wait List, by urgency category, as at 30 June 2019:
Urgency Category
Median Wait Time (Days)
1
12
2
37
3
115
Total
79
4) The below table outlines the median
wait time (measured in days) for elective surgery cases on the regional
Elective Surgery Wait List, by urgency category, as at 30 June 2019:
Urgency Category
Median Wait Time (Days)
1
11
2
30
3
96
Total
80
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Health. The answer has information in four
tables and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
1) The below table outlines the median
wait time (measured in days) for elective surgery cases on the metropolitan
Elective Surgery Wait List, by urgency category, as at 31 October 2025:
Urgency Category
Median Wait Time (Days)
1
11
2
55
3
132
Total
85
2) The below table outlines the median
wait time (measured in days) for elective surgery cases on the regional
Elective Surgery Wait List, by urgency category, as at 31 October 2025:
Urgency Category
Median Wait Time (Days)
1
11
2
42
3
119
Total
88
3) The below table outlines the median
wait time (measured in days) for elective surgery cases on the metropolitan
Elective Surgery Wait List, by urgency category, as at 30 June 2019:
Urgency Category
Median Wait Time (Days)
1
12
2
37
3
115
Total
79
4) The below table outlines the median
wait time (measured in days) for elective surgery cases on the regional
Elective Surgery Wait List, by urgency category, as at 30 June 2019:
Urgency Category
Median Wait Time (Days)
1
11
2
30
3
96
Total
80
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