Page 908 - Week 03 - Thursday, 2 April 2020
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Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The table below shows the number of surgeries for public patients outsourced to private providers by specialty of surgery and by provider type.
|
Number of outsourced surgeries | ||||||
|
2018-19 financial year |
2019-20 financial year | |||||
|
Specialty of surgery |
Private facility |
Private hospital |
Total |
Private Facility |
Private hospital |
Total |
|
Ear, Nose and Throat |
0 |
86 |
86 |
0 |
22 |
22 |
|
General Surgery |
0 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
52 |
52 |
|
Gynaecology |
0 |
102 |
102 |
0 |
66 |
66 |
|
Ophthalmology |
0 |
61 |
61 |
0 |
102 |
102 |
|
Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
18 |
|
Orthopaedic Surgery |
0 |
513 |
513 |
0 |
254 |
254 |
|
Paediatric Surgery |
0 |
71 |
71 |
0 |
67 |
67 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
0 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
|
Urology |
0 |
91 |
91 |
0 |
77 |
77 |
|
Vascular |
1 |
71 |
72 |
0 |
139 |
139 |
|
Total |
1 |
1,023 |
1,024 |
0 |
812 |
812 |
(2) The table below shows average wait time in days, from when the patient is placed on the waiting list to when they receive surgery, for surgeries outsourced to private providers by specialty of surgery and by provider type.
It is important to note that the average wait times below measure the period from when the patient was first placed on the wait list with the referring hospital. The wait times below reflect the fact that the private providers are generally used as additional capacity to address longer waiting patients.
|
Average wait time (in days) | ||||
|
Specialty of surgery |
2018-19 financial year |
2019-20 financial year | ||
|
Outsourced to Private Facility* |
Outsourced to Private Hospital* |
Outsourced to Private Facility* |
Outsourced to Private Hospital* | |
|
Ear, Nose and Throat |
0 |
387 |
0 |
559 |
|
General Surgery |
0 |
137 |
0 |
312 |
|
Gynaecology |
0 |
154 |
0 |
161 |
|
Ophthalmology |
0 |
342 |
0 |
162 |
|
Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
273 |
|
Orthopaedic Surgery |
0 |
251 |
0 |
252 |
|
Paediatric Surgery |
0 |
204 |
0 |
197 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
0 |
284 |
0 |
148 |
|
Urology |
0 |
79 |
0 |
135 |
|
Vascular |
399** |
81 |
0 |
55 |
* Average wait time from addition to Elective Surgery Waiting List to removal
** Due to small sample size (eg. 1 – refer to answer to Question 1), the average wait time provided may not be meaningful. Caution is advised.
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