Question On Notice No. 392 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 15 March 2022 by Ms L. Mettam
Question Directed to the: Minister for Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to all public hospitals, including public hospitals with private operators, and I ask:
(a) How many elective surgeries were cancelled in:
(i) November 2021;
(ii) December 2021;
(iii) January 2022; and
(iv) February 2022; and
(b) For each month in (a), what was the total number of cancelled elective surgeries by area health service?
Answered on 14 June 2022
Elective surgeries can be cancelled for a variety of patient-initiated and hospital-initiated reasons.
(a)
(i) November 2021: 2,216;
(ii) December 2021: 1,642;
(iii) January 2022: 1,805; and
(iv) February 2022: 2,006
(b)
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Health Service Provider
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(i) November 2021
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(ii) December 2021
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(iii) January 2022
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(iv) February 2022
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Child Adolescent Health Service
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156
|
128
|
126
|
178
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East Metropolitan Health Service
|
676
|
495
|
498
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608
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North Metropolitan Health Service
|
419
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297
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272
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378
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South Metropolitan Health Service
|
267
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263
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238
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240
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WA Country
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698
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459
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671
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602
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Health Service
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