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Hornery, Sonia to the
Minister for Health, and Minister for Medical Research
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- Why has the average waiting time for surgery at John Hunter Hospital
increased from 64 days to 79 days since March 2011?
- What is the Government doing to decrease these unacceptable waiting
times?
- Why is 49-year-old Marina Edmends still waiting to receive hip replacement
surgery when her case has been classified as urgent and she has been on the
elective surgery list since 1 March 2012?
- Can the Minister advise when Ms Edmends will undergo surgery?
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Answer -
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I am advised:
- to (4) The NSW Government is committed to ensuring that all patients
waiting for elective surgery are treated within clinically recommended
timeframes. The National Partnership Agreement on Improving Public Hospital
Services requires States to ensure that patients receive their surgery within
the clinically recommended timeframe and has set progressive targets for all
States.
The Hunter New England Local Health District received 3.2
per cent in growth funding this financial year.
Information
regarding surgery waiting times is available from the Bureau of Health
Information at www.bhi.nsw.gov.au.
It is inappropriate to comment on
care of any individual patient to a third (unrelated) party.
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Question asked on 13 November 2012 (session 55-1)
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 125
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Answer received on 18 December 2012
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 132
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