Goal

Active, healthy Tasmanians with access to quality and affordable health care services

Indicator - 4.4.2.

Public hospital waiting times for elective surgery

Measure of Progress - 4.4.2.1.

Public hospital waiting times for elective surgery

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Baseline Measurement

Of all patients who had waited to undergo an indicative range of elective surgery procedures in Tasmanian public hospital during the year 2000-01, the median number of days they had waited was 37.

Where does this information come from?

APC, ROGS, Health (Public Hospitals)

Why do we use this Measure?

Tasmania’s health system should be responsive to those in greatest need

Explanation of measure

The measure is the average time that patients had waited before undergoing elective surgery procedure in Tasmanian public hospital during an operating year.

Tasmania Together Targets

Year	Target
2005	-
2010	29 days
2015	27 days
2020	25 days