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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 63 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 February 2022 by Hon Steve Martin

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

CORONAVIRUS — ELECTIVE SURGERY — CATEGORY 2

63. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health:

I refer to the four-week cap on urgent category 2 elective surgeries as advised by the director general to health staff this week as part of the McGowan government's plan to scale back elective surgery. How many of these surgeries will be permitted during this four-week window by the following health service providers —

(1) South Metropolitan Health Service;

(2) North Metropolitan Health Service;

(3) WA Country Health Service;

(4) East Metropolitan Health Service; and

(5) Child and Adolescent Health Service—Perth Children's Hospital?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

The maximum weekly cap of urgent category 2 procedures by the following health service providers is as follows —

(1) South Metropolitan Health Service, 115;

(2) North Metropolitan Health Service, 95;

(3) WA Country Health Service, 70;

(4) East Metropolitan Health Service, 130; and

(5) Child and Adolescent Health Service, 40.

The desirable waiting time for a category 2 elective surgical procedure is admission within 90 days.