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released: 20 Jun 2000 media release

Provides summary information on the proportion of patients who have waited longer than clinically desirable for elective surgery in public hospitals. The quality of data on elective surgery waiting times has varied markedly in the past; however, for this year, the data provided by the States and Territories are largely comparable. This brief report will therefore be useful for health service administrators, health consumers and others interested in the provision of elective surgery in Australia.

ISSN 1036 613 X; ISBN 978 1 74024 055 0; Cat. no. HSE 9; 14pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title page and verso
    • Foreword
    • Acknowledgements
    • Contents
  • Chapters
    • Introduction
    • Data sources and methods
      • Measures of waiting times
      • Definitions
      • State and Territory data coverage and supply
      • Data validation by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    • Patients admitted after extended waits
    • Patients with extended waits on waiting lists on 30 June 1998
  • End matter
    • Glossary
    • References

Recommended citation

AIHW 2000. Waiting times for elective surgery in Australia 1997-98. Health Services Series no. 14. Cat. no. HSE 9. Canberra: AIHW.