❓ The parliamentary question seeks projected demand for renal dialysis services in WA by region over the next ten years. The answer provides data from the WACHS Renal Dialysis Plan 2010-2021, including client projections and episodes of care.
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What is the projected demand for renal dialysis services in Western Australia, by region, over the next ten years?
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Answered
6 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
55 days
The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Renal Dialysis Plan 2010 to 2021 provides agreed strategies for both, meeting the need for dialysis services across WACHS for the next ten years and for enabling dialysis clients to live as close to home as possible. The Plan has been developed by the WACHS Renal Dialysis Reference Group in conjunction with clinicians and renal physicians across WACHS and metropolitan tertiary providers. The WACHS Renal Dialysis Plan is consistent with the WA Chronic Kidney Disease Model of Care developed by the Renal Diseases Health Network in December 2007.
Table 15 (page 29) of the WACHS Renal Dialysis Plan below shows the projections to 2021 for each of the seven country regions.
Table 15: Distribution of dialysis clients by region
Region
2010 Clients
2021 Projections (LCI-UCI)
Kimberley
96
199 (198-201)
Pilbara
41*
59 (45-73)
Midwest
38
48 (40-57)
Goldfields
49
71 (62-80)
South West
48
184 (165-203)
Great Southern
18
51 (42-60)
Wheatbelt**
34
57 (47-68)
TOTAL
324
669 (599-742)
*46 was used in the 2021 projection due to unusually high number of transplants in 2008.
**Wheatbelt dialysis clients are estimated based on the metropolitan prevalence rates.
LCI (lower confidence interval) -UCI (upper confidence interval) of client projections.
The WACHS Renal Plan is available for download at
www.wacountry.health.wa.gov.au/fileadmin/sections/publications/Publications_by_topic_type/Service_Plans/WACHS_SP_Renal_Dialysis2010-2021.pdf
Projected demand for renal dialysis services (episodes of care) by region of residence:
Region of Residence
2016/17
2021/22
South Metro
51,900
64,300
North Metro
54,700
68,100
Kimberley
8,400
11,300
South West
13,700
18,300
Pilbara
4,200
5,300
Wheatbelt
3,500
4,700
Midwest
6,900
7,500
Goldfields
6,900
8,100
Great Southern
5,700
7,200
TOTAL
155,900
194,800
SOURCE: 0910_SC2_SC6.xlsx
Table 15 (page 29) of the WACHS Renal Dialysis Plan below shows the projections to 2021 for each of the seven country regions.
Table 15: Distribution of dialysis clients by region
Region
2010 Clients
2021 Projections (LCI-UCI)
Kimberley
96
199 (198-201)
Pilbara
41*
59 (45-73)
Midwest
38
48 (40-57)
Goldfields
49
71 (62-80)
South West
48
184 (165-203)
Great Southern
18
51 (42-60)
Wheatbelt**
34
57 (47-68)
TOTAL
324
669 (599-742)
*46 was used in the 2021 projection due to unusually high number of transplants in 2008.
**Wheatbelt dialysis clients are estimated based on the metropolitan prevalence rates.
LCI (lower confidence interval) -UCI (upper confidence interval) of client projections.
The WACHS Renal Plan is available for download at
www.wacountry.health.wa.gov.au/fileadmin/sections/publications/Publications_by_topic_type/Service_Plans/WACHS_SP_Renal_Dialysis2010-2021.pdf
Projected demand for renal dialysis services (episodes of care) by region of residence:
Region of Residence
2016/17
2021/22
South Metro
51,900
64,300
North Metro
54,700
68,100
Kimberley
8,400
11,300
South West
13,700
18,300
Pilbara
4,200
5,300
Wheatbelt
3,500
4,700
Midwest
6,900
7,500
Goldfields
6,900
8,100
Great Southern
5,700
7,200
TOTAL
155,900
194,800
SOURCE: 0910_SC2_SC6.xlsx
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