❓ Mr Kirkup asks about elective surgery statistics at Peel Health Campus for gastrointestinal, colorectal, and ENT procedures in 2017 and 2018, including waiting times. The response provides detailed monthly breakdowns for colorectal and ENT procedures, noting no gastrointestinal procedures were performed, and includes median waiting times.
AnsweredQoN 4543Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 February 2019
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
QuestionView source ↗
(1) I refer to elective surgery undertaken at the Peel Health Campus in both 2017 and 2018 and ask for a monthly breakdown of: (a) The number of gastrointestinal procedures performed; (b) The number of colorectal procedures performed; and (c) The number of ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures performed? (2) For each of the above, was the average waiting time from referral to operation?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 March 2019
Response time
6 days
I am advised:
(1) For elective surgeries undertaken at the Peel Health Campus in 2017 and 2018:
(a) Nil.
Note: The number of elective surgery admissions is based on figures reported in the reference month for reportable procedures only. Procedures that meet the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) definition for elective surgery are considered ‘reportable’, which refers to the requirement to report these cases to the Commonwealth. Non-Reportable procedures are generally minor procedures performed by non-surgical specialties and are excluded.
(b) The number of colorectal procedures performed by month:
Colorectal procedures have been interpreted as lower gastrointestinal tract procedures relating to large intestine (colon), rectum and anus, identified with a procedure block of 904-925 (large intestine), 926-927 (appendix), or 928-942 (rectum or anus) (Australian Classification of Health Interventions 9 th Edition and 10 th (ACHI)).
Admission
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2017
3
5
2
1
0
4
4
3
4
6
2
3
37
2018
0
1
1
2
6
2
3
1
3
5
5
6
35
(c) The number of ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures performed by month:
ENT is reported by the specialty of clinician and this method was able to be utilised to align with the WA Health Elective Surgery Wait List public reporting method.
Admission
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2017
6
11
17
20
9
12
15
21
15
27
15
4
172
2018
5
11
14
26
14
5
18
14
30
11
13
12
173
(2) For each of the above:
(a) Not applicable.
(b) The median waiting time in days from placement on the elective surgery wait list to admission for colorectal procedures performed in 2017 and 2018, by month:
Reporting
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2017
20
14
22
7
0
12
7
7
14
14
6
3
8
2018
0
38
29
11
11
10
28
4
11
13
12
19
13
Note: Wait time reflects the days between the patient being wait listed for the procedure to admission. The median or midpoint value, rather than the average, is the standard measure utilised across Australia for the measurement of waiting times. This is to ensure that outlier figures do not skew the results. Data source: Elective Services Wait List Data Collection
(c) The median waiting time in days from placement on the elective surgery wait list to admission for ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures performed in 2017 and 2018, by month:
Reporting
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2017
44
84
213
219
58
193
201
196
202
211
308
201
200
2018
332
278
295
295
308
335
331
336
326
346
77
322
323
Note: Wait time reflects the days between the patient being wait listed for the procedure to admission. The median or midpoint value, rather than the average, is the standard measure utilised across Australia for the measurement of waiting times. This is to ensure that outlier figures do not skew the results. Data source: Elective Services Wait List Data Collection
(1) For elective surgeries undertaken at the Peel Health Campus in 2017 and 2018:
(a) Nil.
Note: The number of elective surgery admissions is based on figures reported in the reference month for reportable procedures only. Procedures that meet the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) definition for elective surgery are considered ‘reportable’, which refers to the requirement to report these cases to the Commonwealth. Non-Reportable procedures are generally minor procedures performed by non-surgical specialties and are excluded.
(b) The number of colorectal procedures performed by month:
Colorectal procedures have been interpreted as lower gastrointestinal tract procedures relating to large intestine (colon), rectum and anus, identified with a procedure block of 904-925 (large intestine), 926-927 (appendix), or 928-942 (rectum or anus) (Australian Classification of Health Interventions 9 th Edition and 10 th (ACHI)).
Admission
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2017
3
5
2
1
0
4
4
3
4
6
2
3
37
2018
0
1
1
2
6
2
3
1
3
5
5
6
35
(c) The number of ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures performed by month:
ENT is reported by the specialty of clinician and this method was able to be utilised to align with the WA Health Elective Surgery Wait List public reporting method.
Admission
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2017
6
11
17
20
9
12
15
21
15
27
15
4
172
2018
5
11
14
26
14
5
18
14
30
11
13
12
173
(2) For each of the above:
(a) Not applicable.
(b) The median waiting time in days from placement on the elective surgery wait list to admission for colorectal procedures performed in 2017 and 2018, by month:
Reporting
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2017
20
14
22
7
0
12
7
7
14
14
6
3
8
2018
0
38
29
11
11
10
28
4
11
13
12
19
13
Note: Wait time reflects the days between the patient being wait listed for the procedure to admission. The median or midpoint value, rather than the average, is the standard measure utilised across Australia for the measurement of waiting times. This is to ensure that outlier figures do not skew the results. Data source: Elective Services Wait List Data Collection
(c) The median waiting time in days from placement on the elective surgery wait list to admission for ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures performed in 2017 and 2018, by month:
Reporting
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2017
44
84
213
219
58
193
201
196
202
211
308
201
200
2018
332
278
295
295
308
335
331
336
326
346
77
322
323
Note: Wait time reflects the days between the patient being wait listed for the procedure to admission. The median or midpoint value, rather than the average, is the standard measure utilised across Australia for the measurement of waiting times. This is to ensure that outlier figures do not skew the results. Data source: Elective Services Wait List Data Collection
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