Target: Queensland will have the shortest public hospital waiting times in Australia
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Median waiting times for elective surgery
This chart shows Queensland public hospitals' performance compared with the national average.
Source: Department of Health and Ageing, The State of our Public Hospitals Report (June 2009). The baseline represents available data when Q2 was released on 8 September 2008.
Queensland's elective surgery waiting times remain the best in the country, however they increased from 25 to 27 days from 2006-07 to 2007-08. At the same time, the national average has increased from 32 to 34 days.
Patients seen within clinically recommended times for elective surgery
This chart shows Queensland public hospitals' performance compared with the national average.
Source: Department of Health and Ageing, The State of our Public Hospitals Report (June 2009). The baseline represents available data when Q2 was released on 8 September 2008.
In 2007-08, 85 per cent of patients in Queensland public hospitals were seen within the recommended timeframes for elective surgery. This is better than the national average of 84 per cent and places Queensland second among states and territories, which is a slight improvement on the previous year.
Median waiting times for emergency departments
This chart shows Queensland public hospitals’ performance compared with the national average.
Source: Department of Health and Ageing, 2009, The State of our Public Hospitals Report (June 2009). The baseline represents available data when Q2 was released on 8 September 2008.
In 2007-08, there were almost 1.5 million presentations to public hospital emergency departments. The median waiting time was 28 minutes and 63 per cent of patients were seen within the clinically recommended timeframes. Queensland improved from sixth to third best in just one year.
Patients seen within clinically recommended times for emergency departments
This chart shows Queensland public hospitals’ performance compared with the national average.
Source: Department of Health and Ageing, 2009, The State of our Public Hospitals Report (June 2009). The baseline represents available data when Q2 was released on 8 September 2008.
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Complementary indicators
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Progress toward the target
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Surgery Connect
Surgery Connect is aimed at improving access to elective surgery services for patients who have been waiting longer than clinically recommended. This innovative strategy helps ease the burden on our public hospitals which are experiencing increasing demands. More than 12,200 patients have been treated since the program's inception in October 2007.
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Last updated Thursday, August 19, 2010
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