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(2) What is the median waiting time for people to attend an appointment with a health specialist in the ACT.
(3) Of the total number of people currently waiting for a specialist appointment in the ACT, what is the number waiting for a specialist in (a) cardiology, (b) ear, throat and nose, (c) gynaecology, (d) neurosurgery, (e) ophthalmology, (f) plastic surgery, (g) urology, (h) vascular, (i) orthopaedics and (j) other.
(4) What is the median waiting time for a specialist appointment for (a) cardiology, (b) ear, throat and nose, (c) gynaecology, (d) neurosurgery, (e) ophthalmology, (f) plastic surgery, (g) urology, (h) vascular, (i) orthopaedics and (j) other.
Ms Gallagher: I am advised that the answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) 27,886 people are currently waiting for an outpatient appointment. However, it should be noted that in 2009-10 a total of 349,179 people accessed outpatient services at ACT Public Hospitals.
(2) 12 days
(3) As at 31 January 2011:
(a) 1,831 waiting for the medical specialty “cardiology” as requested, as opposed to the surgical specialty of cardiothoracic surgery.
(b) 455
(c) 696
(d) 246
(e) 788
(f) 225
(g) 620
(h) 545
(I) 1,240
(j) 520, which includes general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery and paediatric surgery.
The remainder waiting for specialist outpatient (to make up to the 27,886 waiting) are waiting for a range of medical, women and children’s, cancer services, and aged care services.
It should be noted that people waiting to see specialist surgeons in outpatient clinics are not necessarily waiting for an appointment to determine the need for surgery. Many patients have appointments for follow-up care following surgery or for consultations for reasons other than preparation for a surgical procedure (such as discussion of other options for care).
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