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Definition
Median and 90th percentile waiting times for elective surgery in public hospitals, including by indicator procedure
Indicator Summary
Elective surgery as defined in the National Elective Surgery Waiting Times Data Collection.
See Table 6.5 in Australian hospital statistics 2007—08 for a list of indicator procedures.
Waiting times are calculated for patients whose reason for removal was Admitted as an elective patient.
Includes the proportion of removals for elective admission that waited more than 365 days.
Analysis by …
2008–09 and 2009–10—State and territory, by indicator procedure (and total) by:
- peer group
- Indigenous status
2008–09—State and territory by:
- remoteness
- SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) quintiles
2008–09—Nationally, by SEIFA IRSD deciles
Disaggregations within individual jurisdictions are subject to data quality considerations. Some disaggregations may result in numbers too small for publication. National disaggregation by Indigenous status will be based on data only from jurisdictions for which the quality of Indigenous identification is considered acceptable.
Calculation rules
- Description
Elective surgery as defined in the National Elective Surgery Waiting Times Data Collection.
See Table 6.5 in Australian hospital statistics 2007—08 for a list of indicator procedures.
Waiting times are calculated for patients whose reason for removal was Admitted as an elective patient.
Includes the proportion of removals for elective admission that waited more than 365 days.
Analysis by state and territory based on location of service.
Analysis by remoteness and SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) is based on usual residence of person.
Presented as number of days.
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- Data Element
- Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)]
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2008–09 and 2009–10—State and territory, by indicator procedure (and total) by:
- peer group
- Indigenous status
2008–09—State and territory by:
- remoteness
- SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) quintiles
2008–09—Nationally, by SEIFA IRSD deciles
Disaggregations within individual jurisdictions are subject to data quality considerations. Some disaggregations may result in numbers too small for publication. National disaggregation by Indigenous status will be based on data only from jurisdictions for which the quality of Indigenous identification is considered acceptable.
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- Data Element
- Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)]
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