Hon Simon O'Brien requested data on paediatric ENT surgery waiting times at several WA hospitals. The Minister for Health provided a table detailing median wait times across three urgency categories.

AnsweredQoN 218Legislative Council
Asked
17 March 2020
Portfolio
Health

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PAEDIATRIC EAR, NOSE AND
THROAT SURGERY
218. Hon SIMON O'BRIEN to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health:
As at 31 December 2019, what were
the waiting times for a child to access ear, nose and throat surgery at each of
the following hospitals —
(a) Perth Children's
Hospital;
(b) Fiona Stanley Hospital;
(c) Joondalup Health Campus;
(d) Rockingham General Hospital; and
(e) St John of God Midland Public
Hospital?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(a)–(e) The
information on median wait time in days as at 31 December 2019 for paediatric
ear, nose and throat elective surgery at specified sites is provided in tabular
form by hospital and in three categories. I seek leave to have that table
incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The following material
was incorporated —
Hospital
Category 1 (30 Days)
Category 2 (90 Days)
Category 3 (365 Days)
(a)
Perth Children's Hospital
14
40
215
(b)
Fiona Stanley Hospital
0
66
201
(c)
Joondalup Health Campus
0
32
130
(d)
Rockingham General Hospital
0
39
189
(e)
St John Of God Midland Hospital
0
25
123
Data inclusive of patients age from 0–16.
Data includes only Reportable Procedures consistent with National
definitions.

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