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Many of our public hospitals provide a diverse network of specialist medical and surgical services that do not require a person to be admitted. These services include specialist outpatient clinics, provided free of charge to public patients who are eligible for Medicare. Not all patients who use hospital services and are not admitted need a referral, but patients who want to see a specialist require a current referral before being seen at a specialist outpatient clinic and are placed on a register, or waiting list, so that their condition can be prioritised for treatment. For further information about specialist outpatient clinics at Queensland public hospitals, visit Specialist Services or Outpatient Clinics.

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Quarterly information for Specialist Outpatient at 01 April 2022
Patients waiting for an initial service event in a specialist outpatient clinic Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Total
Medical 787 5,184 1,418 7,389
Surgical 330 3,966 4,933 9,229
total 1,117 9,150 6,351 16,618
Quarterly information for Specialist Outpatient at 01 April 2022
% Patients waiting within the clinically recommended time Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Total
Cardiac Surgery - - - -
Cardiology 59.8% 74.5% 85.7% 72.7%
Dermatology 100% 31% 100% 35.3%
Diabetes - - - -
Ear Nose and Throat 100% 58.5% 97.2% 85.3%
Endocrinology 58.8% 53.8% 100% 58.4%
Gastroenterology 26.7% 12.8% 80% 15.1%
General Medicine 66.7% 94.1% 100% 88%
General Surgery 93.3% 87.9% 98.3% 96.1%
Geriatrics 52.4% 17.1% 100% 23.6%
Gynaecology 70.4% 40.1% 80.3% 62.8%
Medical Other 48% 21.9% 60.1% 27.7%
Nephrology 72.7% 83.8% 100% 87.7%
Neurology 80% 26.1% 62.5% 36.3%
Neurosurgery 100% 14% 51.9% 23.5%
Obstetrics 61.9% 91.4% 100% 91.9%
Oncology 92.7% 92.9% 100% 92.9%
Ophthalmology 73.5% 41.5% 79.6% 64.1%
Orthopaedic 94.1% 15.5% 55.4% 41.2%
Paediatric Medicine 55.6% 45.3% 79.4% 60.7%
Paediatric Surgery 50% 16.7% 56.3% 29.4%
Pain Management - - - -
Palliative Care 77.8% 100% 100% 81.8%
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 55.6% 24.7% 52.4% 45.2%
Respiratory 87.1% 30.8% 73.1% 42.9%
Rheumatology 87.5% 47.4% 100% 51.8%
Surgical Other - - - -
Urology 90% 31.8% 74.3% 42.6%
Vascular Surgery 100% 75% 100% 91.1%
Quarterly information for Specialist Outpatient for January, February, March 2022
Initial service events in a specialist outpatient clinic Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Total
Medical 1,987 1,561 773 4,321
Surgical 1,985 800 341 3,126
total 3,972 2,361 1,114 7,447
Quarterly information for Specialist Outpatient for January, February, March 2022
90th percentile waiting times for patients (days) Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Total
Cardiac Surgery 14 - - 14
Cardiology 107 145 476 139
Dermatology 32 266 283 265
Diabetes - - - -
Ear Nose and Throat 20 159 406 146
Endocrinology 44 145 162 143
Gastroenterology 103 424 - 111
General Medicine 22 53 45 49
General Surgery 30 103 272 255
Geriatrics 60 159 48 138
Gynaecology 42 399 705 436
Medical Other 78 722 780 640
Nephrology 76 148 392 172
Neurology 52 376 528 419
Neurosurgery 104 866 - 712
Obstetrics 49 153 188 175
Oncology 33 86 350 35
Ophthalmology 48 235 513 250
Orthopaedic 18 746 849 400
Paediatric Medicine 64 220 520 361
Paediatric Surgery 84 742 585 694
Pain Management 82 509 636 636
Palliative Care 45 66 - 49
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 57 - - 57
Respiratory 67 217 206 181
Rheumatology 31 203 197 196
Surgical Other - - - -
Urology 40 784 - 97
Vascular Surgery 25 133 - 126

All data is preliminary and subject to change. "-" indicates data not applicable.

Source: Queensland Health Specialist Outpatient Collection.

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