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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1188 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 December 2021 by Hon Neil Thomson

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

HOSPITALS — ELECTIVE SURGERY — CANCELLATIONS

1188. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the minister representing the Minister for Health:

How many elective surgeries were cancelled in November 2021 in metropolitan and regional public hospitals?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the Minister for Health.

The number of elective surgery waitlist cancellations—deferrals and reschedules—in November 2021 in metropolitan public hospitals was 1 137, with an additional 381 cancelled due to patient-initiated reasons. In regional public hospitals, there were 483 elective surgery waitlist cancellations, with an additional 215 cancelled due to patient-initiated reasons.