Question On Notice No. 461 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 December 2021 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister representing 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; and
(iii) January 2022;
(b) for each month in (a), what was the total number of cancelled elective
surgeries by area health service;
(c) are there currently any restrictions on elective surgeries;
(d) if yes to (c), which surgery categories are under restriction and in
what locations;
(e) in total, how many elective surgeries (by category and hospital) were
cancelled for each month in 2020–21;
(f) in total, how many elective surgeries (by category and hospital) were
cancelled for each month in 2019-20;
(g) in total, how many elective surgeries (by category and hospital) were
cancelled for each month in 2018-19; and
(h) in total, how many elective surgeries (by category and hospital) were
cancelled for each month in 2017-18?
Answered on 16 February 2022
(a) The following counts of elective surgeries that were cancelled for hospital and patient-initiated reasons at WA public hospital:
(i) November 2021: 2,216;
(ii) December 2021: 1,642; and
(iii) January* 2022: 1,710.
*Does not include data for 31 January 2022 as this is not available until 7 February 2022.
(b) The following counts of elective surgeries that were cancelled for hospital and patient-initiated reasons, by Health Service Provider:
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(i) November 2021
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(ii) December 2021
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(iv) January* 2022
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Child Adolescent Health Service
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156
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128
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121
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East Metropolitan Health Service
|
676
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495
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483
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North Metropolitan Health Service
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419
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297
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256
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South Metropolitan Health Service
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267
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263
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215
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WA Country Health Service
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698
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459
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635
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*Does not include data for 31 January 2022 as this is not available until 7 February 2022.
(c) As at 3 February 2022, there are currently no restrictions on elective surgeries.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) – (h) Refer to Attachment 1.
Attachment 1.
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CAHS
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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Elective Surgery Cancellations
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1340
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1430
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1389
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1534
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531
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EMHS
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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Elective Surgery Cancellations
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2354
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3069
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6934
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7769
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2675
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NMHS
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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Elective Surgery Cancellations
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2647
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5495
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5654
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5249
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1466
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SMHS
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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Elective Surgery Cancellations
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2435
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2352
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2882
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3059
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773
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WACHS
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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Elective Surgery Cancellations
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3347
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3677
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4517
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3992
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1649
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NB: COVID related activity that may have affected cancellation counts:
Week Ending Lockdown status
29/03/2020 Non-urgent Category 2 and all Category 3 procedures were suspended from 23 March 2020
03/05/2020 Activity increased from 28 April 2020
21/06/2020 Return to usual elective surgery activity occurred from 15 June 2021
05/07/2020 Elective Surgery Blitz commenced 1 July
07/02/2021 Perth and Peel lockdown 31 January - 5 February 2021, Category 2 (excluding urgent) and 3 elective surgeries suspended from 2 February
25/04/2021 Perth and Peel lockdown 23 - 26 April 2021
04/07/2021 Perth and Peel lockdown 29 June - 2 July 2021, Category 2 and 3 elective surgeries postponed until Friday, 9 July
1/09/2021 Scale back multi-day non-urgent Category 2 and Category 3 elective surgeries from 1st September 2021