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Hospital Performance

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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 January 2023
Patients waiting for an initial service event in a specialist outpatient clinic Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Total
Medical 12,562 57,949 39,293 109,804
Surgical 9,094 63,126 102,522 174,742
total 21,656 121,075 141,815 284,546
Quarterly information for Specialist Outpatient at 01 January 2023
% Patients waiting within the clinically recommended time Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Total
Cardiac Surgery 82.4% 98.3% 95.2% 93.8%
Cardiology 43.5% 46.1% 76.5% 54.4%
Dermatology 46.2% 38.2% 52.1% 42.7%
Diabetes - - - -
Ear Nose and Throat 69.8% 33.4% 60.3% 53.8%
Endocrinology 52.6% 56.1% 86.5% 64%
Gastroenterology 31.4% 38.3% 77.4% 41.5%
General Medicine 48.8% 64.7% 88.7% 70.6%
General Surgery 76.8% 53.4% 80.2% 67.4%
Geriatrics 38% 56.7% 96.4% 55.6%
Gynaecology 80.7% 64.8% 81.2% 74.8%
Medical Other 45% 50% 86.9% 66.6%
Nephrology 51.8% 69.1% 88.2% 75.8%
Neurology 51.1% 41.9% 75.8% 56.1%
Neurosurgery 63.8% 41.2% 71% 53.4%
Obstetrics 79.5% 96.1% 98.8% 95.3%
Oncology 84% 86.3% 97.9% 85.4%
Ophthalmology 62% 21.5% 59.4% 42.7%
Orthopaedic 87% 43.4% 60.5% 58.2%
Paediatric Medicine 70% 48.7% 81.7% 66.6%
Paediatric Surgery 83.3% 45.9% 81.4% 64.7%
Pain Management 70.4% 53.4% 84.7% 80.4%
Palliative Care 73.5% 90.3% 100% 76.3%
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 42.6% 33.1% 49.3% 43%
Respiratory 55.9% 40.8% 70.1% 49.2%
Rheumatology 35.6% 38% 72.8% 51.3%
Surgical Other 71% 34.7% 63.8% 53.1%
Urology 49.5% 28.4% 60.1% 39.1%
Vascular Surgery 45% 56.6% 74.8% 65.5%
Quarterly information for Specialist Outpatient for October, November, December 2022
Initial service events in a specialist outpatient clinic Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Total
Medical 34,528 26,376 13,612 74,516
Surgical 48,931 22,661 14,890 86,482
total 83,459 49,037 28,502 160,998
Quarterly information for Specialist Outpatient for October, November, December 2022
90th percentile waiting times for patients (days) Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Total
Cardiac Surgery 34 77 351 69
Cardiology 77 280 615 273
Dermatology 56 346 756 339
Diabetes - - - -
Ear Nose and Throat 41 369 783 725
Endocrinology 70 284 384 255
Gastroenterology 133 325 637 243
General Medicine 38 238 378 176
General Surgery 35 225 672 303
Geriatrics 60 229 126 181
Gynaecology 29 175 578 337
Medical Other 57 282 406 305
Nephrology 59 202 357 243
Neurology 72 361 596 420
Neurosurgery 52 294 381 253
Obstetrics 34 91 132 105
Oncology 30 84 188 35
Ophthalmology 34 720 859 507
Orthopaedic 21 412 752 363
Paediatric Medicine 48 263 466 384
Paediatric Surgery 34 232 639 455
Pain Management 60 224 504 487
Palliative Care 33 48 109 35
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 71 387 862 340
Respiratory 48 352 725 298
Rheumatology 93 369 650 431
Surgical Other 37 523 699 489
Urology 60 389 672 233
Vascular Surgery 57 152 493 350

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

Source: Queensland Health Specialist Outpatient Collection.

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