ACCESS TO ELECTIVE SURGERY
Access to elective surgery is based on a clinical assessment of the need for surgery. For December 2006, the mean and median waiting times were:
- Mean waiting times for December 2006:
Category 1 (Admission within 30 days desirable) 16 days
Category 2 (Admission within 90 days desirable) 102 days
Category 3 (Admission at some time in the future) 273 days.
- Median waiting times for December 2006:
Category 1 (Admission within 30 days desirable) 15 days
Category 2 (Admission within 90 days desirable) 74 days
Category 3 (Admission at some time in the future) 176 days.
There were a number of additions to and removals from the waiting list in December 2006.
7.4 Elective surgery waiting list, Additions and removals |
|  |
| December 2006 | Year to December 2006 | |
| no. | no. | |
| |
| Additions to | 706 | 5 515 | |
| All removals | 646 | 5 407 | |
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| ACT Health, Health Performance Unit, Clinical Operations, Data available on request. |
Removals include: those who have been admitted for surgery; those who have been treated elsewhere; those who are not contactable; those who no longer require or have declined surgery; and those who have transferred to another waiting list.
