HOSPITAL SERVICES REPORT : ACCESS TO ELECTIVE SURGERY- MAR97

How many people, classified according to need, are on the waiting list?

Waiting list by patient categories¹

¹The waiting list patient categories are:

• Urgent cases (waiting list category 1): Very urgent admission desirable for a condition that has the potential to deteriorate quickly, to the point that it may become an emergency. Admission within 30 days is desirable.
• Semi Urgent cases (waiting list category 2): Admission within 90 days acceptable for a condition causing some pain, dysfunction or disability but which is not likely to deteriorate quickly or become an emergency.
• Non Urgent cases (waiting list category 3): Admission at some time in the future acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability which is very unlikely to deteriorate quickly and which does not have the potential to become an emergency.

Source: Hospital waiting list returns