HOSPITAL SERVICES REPORT : ACCESS TO ELECTIVE SURGERY- NOV 96

How much of total hospital activity comes from the waiting list?

Separations by admission type: June 1996 Quarter³

¹Includes maternity and newborns admissions. Prior to 1 July 1995, newborns were not a defined admission type and were therefore shown under either emergency or elective admissions.

²Patients on the waiting list who are treated during the quarter: see definition of treated patients given under Figure 5.2.

³Percentages may not add due to rounding.

Source: Victorian Inpatient Minimum Database, hospital waiting list returns.