❓ Ms Mettam questions the Health portfolio regarding elective surgery waitlist admissions at Perth Children's Hospital in 2024 and 2025, seeking monthly breakdowns and clarification on whether all admissions resulted in surgery. The answer provides the requested data and explains reasons for cancellations.
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I refer to the waitlist admissions for elective surgery at the Perth Children's Hospital, and I ask: (a) Broken down by month, how many "all categories" admissions from the elective surgery waitlist were there to Perth Children's Hospital in each month of 2024 and 2025 to date; and (b) Did all of those admissions result in surgery?
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Answered
16 December 2025
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
(a) Admissions from the elective surgery waitlist at Perth Children's Hospital:
Waitlist admissions
2024
Jan
360
Feb
488
Mar
448
Apr
369
May
505
Jun
445
Jul
530
Aug
460
Sep
465
Oct
537
Nov
498
Dec
377
2025
Jan
441
Feb
501
Mar
462
Apr
421
May
508
Jun
461
Jul
533
Aug
493
Sep
516
Oct
492
(b) No. Elective surgery admissions that did not result in surgery may be related to day of surgery cancellations for either patient or hospital related reasons such as the patient being unfit to proceed with surgery on that day or procedure no longer being required.
Waitlist admissions
2024
Jan
360
Feb
488
Mar
448
Apr
369
May
505
Jun
445
Jul
530
Aug
460
Sep
465
Oct
537
Nov
498
Dec
377
2025
Jan
441
Feb
501
Mar
462
Apr
421
May
508
Jun
461
Jul
533
Aug
493
Sep
516
Oct
492
(b) No. Elective surgery admissions that did not result in surgery may be related to day of surgery cancellations for either patient or hospital related reasons such as the patient being unfit to proceed with surgery on that day or procedure no longer being required.
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