❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding cancelled elective surgeries between January and March 2013. Detailed daily totals by hospital are withheld due to confidentiality where numbers are less than five.
AnsweredQoN 261Legislative Assembly
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For each elective surgery category will the Minister outline: (a) the daily total of surgeries cancelled for the months of January 2013 to March 2013; and (b) in this breakdown the daily totals for each hospital in regards to the cancellation of elective surgeries for each category?
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Answered
25 June 2013
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
34 days
(a) [See tabled paper no]
(b) The daily totals for each hospital in regards to the cancellation of elective surgeries are less than five and so cannot be provided for confidentiality reasons.
Reasons for cancellation, including patient and hospital initiated postponements:
Anaesthetist unavailable
Bed unavailable
Carer of dependents unavailable
Change of urgency
Clinical review
Crisis on day
Did not attend - no notification
Did not attend - reason unknown
Deceased
Emergency took priority
Equipment unavailable
Executive decision
For wait list removal
Illness of self / family
Incomplete workup
Industrial action - external
Industrial action - internal
Infection control
No longer wants procedure
Patient admitted as emergency for other procedure
Patient convenience
Patient did not receive information
Patient forgot
Patient moved from address
Patient non-contactable
Patient not traceable
Patient unfit
Post operative care unavailable
Shortage of theatre staff
Surgeon unavailable
Theatre unavailable
Transport unavailable
Wait list transfer
(b) The daily totals for each hospital in regards to the cancellation of elective surgeries are less than five and so cannot be provided for confidentiality reasons.
Reasons for cancellation, including patient and hospital initiated postponements:
Anaesthetist unavailable
Bed unavailable
Carer of dependents unavailable
Change of urgency
Clinical review
Crisis on day
Did not attend - no notification
Did not attend - reason unknown
Deceased
Emergency took priority
Equipment unavailable
Executive decision
For wait list removal
Illness of self / family
Incomplete workup
Industrial action - external
Industrial action - internal
Infection control
No longer wants procedure
Patient admitted as emergency for other procedure
Patient convenience
Patient did not receive information
Patient forgot
Patient moved from address
Patient non-contactable
Patient not traceable
Patient unfit
Post operative care unavailable
Shortage of theatre staff
Surgeon unavailable
Theatre unavailable
Transport unavailable
Wait list transfer
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