Specialist Clinics Activity

and Wait Time Report

June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY

PRELIMINARY DATA AS AT 26 JULY 2016

Specialist Clinics Activity
and Wait Time Report
June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY
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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................6

The VINAH Minimum Dataset ....................................................................................................................6

Definitions ...................................................................................................................................................7

Explanatory notes to tables .......................................................................................................................8

Specialist Clinic Activity ............................................................................................................................9

Specialist Clinic Wait Times ....................................................................................................................15

Introduction
The Department of Health and Human Services has been working with health services to implement a
patient level data collection for specialist clinics in Victoria. Specialist clinics were introduced into the
Victorian Integrated Non-Admitted Health (VINAH) Minimum Dataset from 1 July 2012 following
extensive work on the part of health services and the Department to establish the necessary
infrastructure and reporting capability.
This work is ongoing and inherently challenging, particularly for health services with the largest volumes
of specialist clinic records to process and complex systems to modify. Implementation of VINAH has
therefore progressed to a variable extent across health services and across clinics within each health
service.
Consequently, this report presents data for only a subset of health services and specialties. Although the
health services included in this report have progressed well in implementing standardised data collection
for specialist clinics, activity and wait times reported here may be based on incomplete data and results
should be interpreted with caution. The completeness and accuracy of specialist clinic data will improve
over time.
It should be noted that a pilot audit program of specialist clinics data was undertaken at selected health
services in 201415. The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to commission an
independent audit program in 201516 to assess the integrity of VINAH data.
As VINAH data improve over time, this collection will enable public reporting of a range of activity and
performance data on specialist clinics in public hospitals, and will improve management through a better
understanding of this component of the system.
This report is based on preliminary data. Quarterly reports will be republished with refreshed data
following annual consolidation of the VINAH collection.

The VINAH Minimum Dataset

The Victorian Integrated Non-Admitted Health (VINAH) Minimum Dataset now integrates patient-level
data across many programs including Acute Non-Admitted (Specialist Clinic) Services, Sub Acute
Ambulatory Care Services, Hospital Admission Risk Program, Post-acute Care, Family Choice Program,
Victorian HIV Service, Victorian Respiratory Support Service, Community Palliative Care, Transition Care
Program, and Residential In-reach.
Currently, the scope of VINAH for specialist clinics includes services provided to non-admitted, non-
emergency department patients registered for care by 26 health services. All specialist clinic types are
included, except specialised mental health and alcohol and other drug treatment services.
The data elements collected in VINAH are standardised to those within the National Health Data
Dictionary (NHDD).
Detailed information about the VINAH Minimum Dataset is available www2.health.vic.gov.au/hospitals-
and-health-services/data-reporting/health-data-standards-systems/data-collections/vinah

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Definitions
Specialist Clinic
A specialist clinic is a specialty unit or organisational arrangement under which a hospital provides
specialist clinic services. The nature of the service provided by the clinic is classified by clinic type. All
clinics are reportable to the VINAH Minimum Dataset, except specialised mental health and alcohol and
other drug treatment services.

Specialty
The unit within a health service that is responsible for providing planned non-admitted services in an
acute setting. Health services assign the specialty at the time a referral is triaged and a specialist
appointment is booked for the patient.

Episode of Care
An episode or care is the period during which a patient receives services within a speciality. An episode
of care may include contacts reported as publicly funded by the Victorian Government and/or contained
within the Medicare Benefits Schedule (Medicare services subsidised by the Australian government). An
episode may include contacts across different specialties if each contact is linked to the same referral
record within VINAH.

First Appointment
A first appointment is the first patient consultation within an episode of care that has been initiated by a
referral from a General Practitioner or Specialist external to the health service, or the first scheduled
appointment if the patient failed to attend as planned. There can only be one first appointment per
episode.

New Consultation
There can be multiple new appointments per episode but only one new appointment per specialty within
the episode. In the event of multiple new consultations being attached to the same referral/specialty
only the first instance where the patient attends is counted as a new consultation. A new consultation
differs from a first appointment as the former may be initiated by a referral within the same health service
whereas the latter defines the patients first contact with a health service for an episode of care.

Review Consultation
A review consultation is an appointment attended by the patient for the primary purpose of reviewing the
patient following a previous outpatient appointment or treatment as an inpatient.

Median Wait Time

The median wait time represents the number of days waited by 50 per cent of patients who recorded
their first appointment within the quarter. Wait time is measured as the number of days between the time
a health service receives a referral for specialist services and the patients first appointment relating to
that episode.

90th Percentile Wait Time

th
The 90 percentile wait time represents the number of days waited by 90 per cent of patients who
recorded their first appointment within the quarter. Wait time is measured as the number of days between
the time a health service receives a referral for specialist services and the patients first appointment
relating to that episode.

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Urgency
The clinical urgency of a patient referred for a specialist clinic appointment, recorded after the triage
process is completed. A referral is urgent if the patient has a condition that has the potential to
deteriorate quickly with significant consequences for health and quality of life if not managed promptly.
The clinically-recommended waiting time for urgent referrals is no more than 30 days of the receipt of the
referral. A referral is routine when a clinician determines that a patient does not need to be seen within
30 days of the receipt of the referral.

Explanatory notes to tables

Data limitations
This report presents data for only a subset of health services and specialties across Victoria. Activity and
wait times reported here are derived from an immature data collection and, consequently, results should
be interpreted with extreme caution.

Revisions
Data in the report are current as at 26 July 2016; however, variation to published figures is likely to occur
as health services continue to improve the quality of outpatient data. Revisions to quarterly data may be
published in subsequent reports.

Notation
The following notation is used in the tables:

<5 cell sizes under 5 have been supressed for privacy reasons

not applicable

n.a. not available

n.p. not published due to an insufficient sample size to calculate a meaningful result.

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Specialist Clinic Activity
Table 1: Specialist clinic activity, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY

Specialty and health service New consultations Review consultations Total

Cardiology
Austin Health 342 1,259 1,601
Ballarat Health 155 457 612
Bendigo Health Care Group 80 198 278
Central Gippsland Health Service 571 339 910
Eastern Health 330 585 915
Goulburn Valley Health 46 51 97
Melbourne Health 292 1,063 1,355
Monash Health 153 338 491
Northern Health 1,003 1,568 2,571
Peninsula Health 365 376 741
St Vincents Health 160 1,153 1,313
Western Health 381 1,117 1,498
Cardiothoracic surgery
Albury Wodonga Health <5 <5 <5
Austin Health 114 526 640
Barwon Health 34 87 121
Eastern Health 22 73 95
Melbourne Health 21 133 154
Monash Health 102 275 377
Northern Health 18 41 59
St Vincents Health 18 55 73
Western Health 25 192 217
Ear, Nose and Throat
Austin Health 374 1,016 1,390
Ballarat Health 103 421 524
Barwon Health 334 732 1,066
Bendigo Health Care Group 66 149 215
Eastern Health 180 648 828
Goulburn Valley Health 122 177 299
Melbourne Health 151 507 658
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 42 12 54
Mildura Base Hospital 54 42 96
Monash Health 615 1,219 1,834
Northern Health 187 159 346
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 502 3,362 3,864
St Vincents Health 129 779 908
Western Health 292 714 1,006
Continued

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 Table 1: Specialist clinic activity, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY (continued)
Specialty and health service New consultations Review consultations Total
Endocrinology, includes Diabetes
Austin Health 619 2,896 3,515
Ballarat Health 50 229 279
Barwon Health 109 537 646
Bendigo Health Care Group 89 206 295
Eastern Health 479 1,747 2,226
Goulburn Valley Health 128 812 940
Latrobe Regional Hospital 97 444 541
Melbourne Health 284 1,531 1,815
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 354 1,023 1,377
Mildura Base Hospital <5 11 15
Monash Health 1,074 5,411 6,485
Northeast Health Wangaratta 12 100 112
Northern Health 399 2,489 2,888
Peninsula Health 225 1,535 1,760
Royal Women's Hospital 208 2,015 2,223
St Vincents Health 193 1,639 1,832
West Gippsland Healthcare Group 34 193 227
Western Health 989 3,560 4,549
Wimmera Health Care Group 15 201 216
Gastroenterology
Austin Health 881 3,067 3,948
Ballarat Health 139 400 539
Barwon Health 135 552 687
Eastern Health 1,056 3,431 4,487
Goulburn Valley Health 58 242 300
Latrobe Regional Hospital 24 140 164
Melbourne Health 524 1,765 2,289
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 97 84 181
Mildura Base Hospital <5 35 38
Monash Health 461 2,394 2,855
Northern Health 314 1,028 1,342
Peninsula Health 6 139 145
St Vincents Health 369 2,441 2,810
Western Health 197 1,185 1,382
Continued

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 Table 1: Specialist clinic activity, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY (continued)
Specialty and health service New consultations Review consultations Total
General Medicine
Albury Wodonga Health 16 213 229
Austin Health 829 2,317 3,146
Ballarat Health 211 963 1,174
Barwon Health <5 92 97
Bendigo Health Care Group 145 615 760
Central Gippsland Health Service - 17 17
Eastern Health 331 1,049 1,380
Goulburn Valley Health 223 692 915
Latrobe Regional Hospital 272 1,037 1,309
Melbourne Health 34 276 310
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 613 1,313 1,926
Monash Health 1,064 733 1,797
Northeast Health Wangaratta 25 24 49
Northern Health 906 1,568 2,474
Peninsula Health 343 570 913
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital - <5 <5
Royal Women's Hospital 383 506 889
South West Healthcare 6 <5 8
St Vincents Health 58 645 703
Western Health 398 1,013 1,411
Wimmera Health Care Group <5 19 20
General Surgery
Austin Health 1,029 2,935 3,964
Ballarat Health 295 1,165 1,460
Barwon Health 573 1,828 2,401
Bendigo Health Care Group 750 1,526 2,276
Eastern Health 1,288 4,229 5,517
Goulburn Valley Health 446 1,452 1,898
Melbourne Health 401 1,603 2,004
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 502 570 1,072
Monash Health 551 1,372 1,923
Northeast Health Wangaratta 86 51 137
Northern Health 1,498 3,597 5,095
Peninsula Health 222 1,034 1,256
Royal Women's Hospital 150 371 521
St Vincents Health 351 1,227 1,578
Western Health 929 2,684 3,613
Wimmera Health Care Group <5 <5 <5
Gynaecology
Ballarat Health 226 780 1,006
Barwon Health 337 721 1,058
Bendigo Health Care Group 314 594 908
Eastern Health 571 731 1,302
Goulburn Valley Health 298 505 803
Latrobe Regional Hospital 32 37 69
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 1,257 1,448 2,705
Monash Health 653 1,009 1,662
Northern Health 589 928 1,517
Peninsula Health 205 84 289
Royal Women's Hospital 2,078 2,865 4,943
West Gippsland Healthcare Group 162 381 543
Western Health 815 829 1,644
Continued

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 Table 1: Specialist clinic activity, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY (continued)
Specialty and health service New consultations Review consultations Total
Nephrology
Austin Health 161 1,751 1,912
Bendigo Health Care Group 19 197 216
Eastern Health 213 1,111 1,324
Goulburn Valley Health 75 470 545
Latrobe Regional Hospital 45 373 418
Melbourne Health 367 2,673 3,040
Mildura Base Hospital - 8 8
Monash Health 337 3,041 3,378
Northern Health 152 1,591 1,743
Peninsula Health 13 172 185
St Vincents Health 55 1,063 1,118
Western Health 97 1,010 1,107
Neurology
Austin Health 356 1,644 2,000
Ballarat Health 132 291 423
Eastern Health 573 1,144 1,717
Goulburn Valley Health 26 42 68
Melbourne Health 539 1,724 2,263
Monash Health 17 75 92
Northern Health 204 353 557
Peninsula Health 70 209 279
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 111 643 754
St Vincents Health 284 1,510 1,794
Western Health 324 736 1,060
Neurosurgery
Austin Health 384 733 1,117
Barwon Health 9 <5 13
Eastern Health 54 22 76
Melbourne Health 305 1,439 1,744
Monash Health 236 801 1,037
Northern Health 31 21 52
St Vincents Health 499 1,228 1,727
Western Health 114 321 435
Obstetrics
Albury Wodonga Health 391 1,759 2,150
Ballarat Health 454 4,897 5,351
Barwon Health 610 4,579 5,189
Bendigo Health Care Group 449 3,604 4,053
Central Gippsland Health Service 185 517 702
Eastern Health 1,377 11,473 12,850
Goulburn Valley Health 317 2,947 3,264
Latrobe Regional Hospital 124 1,408 1,532
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 2,810 20,605 23,415
Mildura Base Hospital 186 1,316 1,502
Monash Health 2,810 16,803 19,613
Northeast Health Wangaratta 444 1,589 2,033
Northern Health 1,163 8,145 9,308
Peninsula Health 818 5,505 6,323
Royal Women's Hospital 3,072 22,941 26,013
South West Healthcare 37 775 812
West Gippsland Healthcare Group 318 1,357 1,675
Western Health 2,584 10,027 12,611
Wimmera Health Care Group 79 505 584
Continued

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 Table 1: Specialist clinic activity, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY (continued)
Specialty and health service New consultations Review consultations Total
Oncology
Albury Wodonga Health 26 1,027 1,053
Austin Health 368 3,108 3,476
Ballarat Health 87 2,300 2,387
Barwon Health <5 15 16
Bendigo Health Care Group 268 3,414 3,682
Central Gippsland Health Service 14 38 52
Eastern Health 278 3,520 3,798
Goulburn Valley Health 95 1,551 1,646
Latrobe Regional Hospital 55 1,334 1,389
Melbourne Health 186 1,593 1,779
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 299 497 796
Mildura Base Hospital - 164 164
Monash Health 630 4,643 5,273
Northeast Health Wangaratta 22 298 320
Northern Health 64 1,573 1,637
Peninsula Health 135 1,556 1,691
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 12 106 118
Royal Women's Hospital 193 792 985
South West Healthcare - 66 66
St Vincents Health 24 1,175 1,199
Western Health 212 2,141 2,353
Wimmera Health Care Group <5 192 195
Ophthalmology
Austin Health 213 1,131 1,344
Ballarat Health 77 401 478
Barwon Health 288 1,104 1,392
Bendigo Health Care Group 47 69 116
Eastern Health <5 15 16
Melbourne Health 288 1,290 1,578
Monash Health 375 1,878 2,253
Northern Health 142 876 1,018
Peninsula Health <5 <5 <5
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1,556 15,663 17,219
Orthopaedics / Musculoskeletal
Albury Wodonga Health 333 827 1,160
Austin Health 1,282 3,069 4,351
Ballarat Health 247 2,288 2,535
Barwon Health 1,141 2,967 4,108
Bendigo Health Care Group 696 1,470 2,166
Eastern Health 1,910 5,519 7,429
Goulburn Valley Health 549 1,215 1,764
Melbourne Health 802 2,735 3,537
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 142 110 252
Mildura Base Hospital 319 729 1,048
Monash Health 1,110 4,672 5,782
Northeast Health Wangaratta 364 373 737
Northern Health 775 1,782 2,557
Peninsula Health 209 2,872 3,081
St Vincents Health 750 3,453 4,203
Western Health 1,307 4,972 6,279
Continued

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 Table 1: Specialist clinic activity, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY (continued)
Specialty and health service New consultations Review consultations Total
Plastic Surgery
Austin Health 744 1,906 2,650
Barwon Health 455 1,141 1,596
Bendigo Health Care Group 91 93 184
Eastern Health 645 2,488 3,133
Latrobe Regional Hospital - <5 <5
Melbourne Health 490 1,205 1,695
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 36 75 111
Monash Health 706 3,286 3,992
Northern Health 515 1,406 1,921
Peninsula Health 75 1,679 1,754
St Vincents Health 662 1,748 2,410
Western Health 887 2,665 3,552
Respiratory
Austin Health 478 1,390 1,868
Barwon Health 34 74 108
Bendigo Health Care Group 32 167 199
Eastern Health 512 818 1,330
Melbourne Health 323 1,215 1,538
Northern Health 155 411 566
Peninsula Health 69 153 222
St Vincents Health 220 800 1,020
Western Health 323 857 1,180
Wimmera Health Care Group 6 98 104
Urology
Austin Health 485 1,360 1,845
Ballarat Health 84 401 485
Barwon Health 240 989 1,229
Bendigo Health Care Group 118 458 576
Eastern Health 513 1,331 1,844
Goulburn Valley Health 66 218 284
Melbourne Health 158 370 528
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 382 813 1,195
Monash Health 667 1,420 2,087
Northeast Health Wangaratta <5 - <5
Northern Health 336 878 1,214
Peninsula Health 47 323 370
Royal Women's Hospital 280 548 828
St Vincents Health 129 682 811
West Gippsland Healthcare Group 23 22 45
Western Health 298 1,031 1,329
Vascular
Austin Health 161 521 682
Ballarat Health 51 251 302
Barwon Health 109 421 530
Eastern Health 95 573 668
Melbourne Health 78 305 383
Monash Health 207 495 702
Northern Health 98 394 492
St Vincents Health 107 439 546
Western Health 108 326 434
Note: Refer to definitions and explanatory notes on pages 7 and 8 of this report when interpreting these results.

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Specialist Clinic Wait Times
Table 2: Specialist clinic wait time to first appointment, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY

Urgent referrals Routine referrals

Number 90th Number 90th
of first Median percentile of first Median percentile
Specialty and health service appointments wait (days) wait (days) appointments wait (days) wait (days)
Cardiology
Austin Health 21 n.p n.p 99 48 339
Ballarat Health 26 22 43 160 27 139
Bendigo Health Care Group <5 n.p n.p 67 47 376
Central Gippsland Health Service <5 n.p n.p 554 8 27
Eastern Health 27 17 130 139 100 171
Goulburn Valley Health 0 -- -- 32 74 108
Melbourne Health 12 n.p n.p 106 85 302
Monash Health <5 n.p n.p 94 85 126
Northern Health 5 n.p n.p 357 29 65
Peninsula Health 0 -- -- 124 30 184
St Vincents Health <5 n.p n.p 202 27 127
Western Health 5 n.p n.p 88 90 111
Cardiothoracic surgery
Albury Wodonga Health 0 -- -- <5 n.p n.p
Austin Health 43 6 14 19 n.p n.p
Barwon Health <5 n.p n.p 30 4 9
Eastern Health 8 n.p n.p 0 -- --
Melbourne Health 14 n.p n.p <5 n.p n.p
Monash Health <5 n.p n.p 31 75 103
St Vincents Health 0 -- -- <5 n.p n.p
Western Health 6 n.p n.p <5 n.p n.p
Ear, Nose and Throat
Austin Health 216 32 47 21 n.p n.p
Ballarat Health 63 17 45 45 665 1,317
Barwon Health 122 58 98 175 990 1,140
Bendigo Health Care Group 5 n.p n.p 44 271 944
Eastern Health 14 n.p n.p 138 134 386
Goulburn Valley Health 7 n.p n.p 105 366 674
Melbourne Health <5 n.p n.p 97 83 619
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 20 n.p n.p 9 n.p n.p
Mildura Base Hospital 0 -- -- <5 n.p n.p
Monash Health 21 n.p n.p 298 71 242
Northern Health 14 n.p n.p 145 176 262
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 27 22 35 268 87 697
St Vincents Health 9 n.p n.p 106 45 182
Western Health 57 41 54 173 419 1,139
Continued

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Table 2: Specialist clinic wait time to first appointment, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY (continued)
Urgent referrals Routine referrals
Number 90th Number 90th
of first Median percentile of first Median percentile
Specialty and health service appointments wait (days) wait (days) appointments wait (days) wait (days)
Endocrinology, includes Diabetes
Austin Health 96 40 64 217 224 642
Ballarat Health 11 n.p n.p 60 126 294
Barwon Health 33 19 44 22 n.p n.p
Bendigo Health Care Group 0 -- -- 21 n.p n.p
Eastern Health 83 43 109 158 86 162
Goulburn Valley Health 6 n.p n.p 128 23 51
Latrobe Regional Hospital <5 n.p n.p 151 65 197
Melbourne Health <5 n.p n.p 113 100 197
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 13 n.p n.p 7 n.p n.p
Monash Health 50 7 38 335 65 127
Northeast Health Wangaratta <5 n.p n.p 0 -- --
Northern Health 102 41 74 110 50 169
Peninsula Health 46 3 48 222 63 159
Royal Women's Hospital 0 -- -- 86 58 91
St Vincents Health 16 n.p n.p 201 56 161
West Gippsland Healthcare Group 21 n.p n.p <5 n.p n.p
Western Health 160 38 65 403 28 248
Wimmera Health Care Group 11 n.p n.p 0 -- --
Gastroenterology
Austin Health 274 53 81 108 71 890
Ballarat Health 17 n.p n.p 156 95 424
Barwon Health 27 103 120 83 77 240
Eastern Health 236 28 64 633 85 135
Goulburn Valley Health 0 -- -- 49 89 382
Latrobe Regional Hospital 0 -- -- 45 46 80
Melbourne Health <5 n.p n.p 381 38 62
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 70 38 59 26 187 279
Monash Health 111 50 92 158 76 150
Northern Health 64 53 65 245 56 321
Peninsula Health <5 n.p n.p 20 n.p n.p
St Vincents Health 14 n.p n.p 425 66 249
Western Health 95 138 238 38 99 339
General Medicine
Albury Wodonga Health 0 -- -- 39 3 23
Austin Health 78 29 60 334 79 321
Ballarat Health 61 27 70 231 48 111
Barwon Health 8 n.p n.p <5 n.p n.p
Bendigo Health Care Group 8 n.p n.p 59 292 636
Central Gippsland Health Service 0 -- -- <5 n.p n.p
Eastern Health 27 33 75 155 91 158
Goulburn Valley Health <5 n.p n.p 161 52 231
Latrobe Regional Hospital <5 n.p n.p 402 33 132
Melbourne Health 0 -- -- 16 n.p n.p
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 10 n.p n.p 203 35 159
Monash Health 16 n.p n.p 232 58 158
Northeast Health Wangaratta <5 n.p n.p 7 n.p n.p
Northern Health 84 35 62 646 54 136
Peninsula Health 7 n.p n.p 192 20 50
Royal Women's Hospital 0 -- -- 17 n.p n.p
St Vincents Health 7 n.p n.p 48 20 31
Western Health 12 n.p n.p 203 86 218
Continued

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Table 2: Specialist clinic wait time to first appointment, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY (continued)
Urgent referrals Routine referrals
Number 90th Number 90th
of first Median percentile of first Median percentile
Specialty and health service appointments wait (days) wait (days) appointments wait (days) wait (days)
General Surgery
Austin Health 592 37 48 145 180 344
Ballarat Health 213 12 26 73 238 806
Barwon Health 440 51 192 102 246 745
Bendigo Health Care Group 143 12 20 535 70 1,410
Eastern Health 448 17 38 678 52 115
Goulburn Valley Health 27 28 49 372 54 386
Melbourne Health 22 n.p n.p 268 37 149
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 150 26 37 364 161 189
Monash Health 47 27 55 328 41 89
Northeast Health Wangaratta 0 -- -- 7 n.p n.p
Northern Health 283 39 70 1,066 57 104
Peninsula Health 75 0 8 252 36 52
Royal Women's Hospital <5 n.p n.p 97 45 64
St Vincents Health 29 19 37 294 87 439
Western Health 136 22 51 676 253 536
Gynaecology
Ballarat Health 112 16 57 256 57 246
Barwon Health 103 7 24 249 36 213
Bendigo Health Care Group 77 24 36 253 77 107
Eastern Health 84 52 122 453 135 248
Goulburn Valley Health 92 28 54 227 121 187
Latrobe Regional Hospital 0 -- -- 43 26 60
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 283 27 57 830 111 182
Monash Health 67 17 46 283 128 460
Northern Health 103 14 33 437 91 174
Peninsula Health 97 2 6 118 21 70
Royal Women's Hospital 163 20 32 1,394 83 295
West Gippsland Healthcare Group 22 n.p n.p 194 62 115
Western Health 312 47 148 307 433 955
Nephrology
Austin Health 46 29 46 35 476 609
Bendigo Health Care Group <5 n.p n.p 13 n.p n.p
Eastern Health 43 33 137 74 112 143
Goulburn Valley Health 0 -- -- 44 49 177
Latrobe Regional Hospital 0 -- -- 67 58 80
Melbourne Health 23 n.p n.p 90 58 97
Monash Health 17 n.p n.p 153 74 186
Northern Health 38 24 48 98 31 54
Peninsula Health <5 n.p n.p 43 29 90
St Vincents Health <5 n.p n.p 26 34 52
Western Health 14 n.p n.p 59 174 267
Neurology
Austin Health 121 50 73 41 133 633
Ballarat Health 22 n.p n.p 173 35 342
Eastern Health 42 24 77 258 108 179
Melbourne Health 7 n.p n.p 275 84 175
Monash Health 0 -- -- 9 n.p n.p
Northern Health 13 n.p n.p 142 247 405
Peninsula Health <5 n.p n.p 76 81 120
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 9 n.p n.p 52 159 205
St Vincents Health 5 n.p n.p 449 34 166
Western Health 97 77 149 46 161 1,726
Continued

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Table 2: Specialist clinic wait time to first appointment, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY (continued)
Urgent referrals Routine referrals
Number 90th Number 90th
of first Median percentile of first Median percentile
Specialty and health service appointments wait (days) wait (days) appointments wait (days) wait (days)
Neurosurgery
Austin Health 105 37 58 187 300 700
Barwon Health <5 n.p n.p <5 n.p n.p
Eastern Health <5 n.p n.p 41 148 217
Melbourne Health 6 n.p n.p 168 144 831
Monash Health 21 n.p n.p 113 64 95
Northern Health <5 n.p n.p 29 185 277
St Vincents Health 25 47 261 523 632 980
Western Health 20 n.p n.p 38 638 893
Obstetrics
Ballarat Health 279 4 59 430 9 76
Barwon Health 46 31 45 621 36 57
Bendigo Health Care Group <5 n.p n.p 379 30 68
Central Gippsland Health Service 0 -- -- 134 21 37
Eastern Health 265 28 57 223 45 63
Goulburn Valley Health 0 -- -- 290 17 49
Latrobe Regional Hospital 0 -- -- 288 28 92
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 99 8 47 2,470 44 69
Mildura Base Hospital 0 -- -- 205 43 85
Monash Health 34 6 24 2,160 33 51
Northeast Health Wangaratta <5 n.p n.p 144 13 43
Northern Health 48 8 23 944 20 41
Peninsula Health 54 7 21 724 40 55
Royal Women's Hospital 10 n.p n.p 2,634 43 88
South West Healthcare 10 n.p n.p 141 94 192
West Gippsland Healthcare Group 247 15 50 103 37 61
Western Health 13 n.p n.p 1,521 29 62
Wimmera Health Care Group <5 n.p n.p 53 0 3
Oncology
Albury Wodonga Health 0 -- -- 90 0 9
Austin Health 69 12 24 5 n.p n.p
Ballarat Health 59 9 20 168 18 75
Bendigo Health Care Group <5 n.p n.p 274 5 31
Eastern Health 130 14 39 12 n.p n.p
Goulburn Valley Health 61 9 23 <5 n.p n.p
Latrobe Regional Hospital 28 7 87 115 10 56
Melbourne Health 44 11 36 27 6 32
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. <5 n.p n.p 215 49 69
Mildura Base Hospital 0 -- -- <5 n.p n.p
Monash Health 76 9 32 137 28 138
Northeast Health Wangaratta 0 -- -- 16 n.p n.p
Northern Health 6 n.p n.p <5 n.p n.p
Peninsula Health 10 n.p n.p 126 1 70
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital <5 n.p n.p 0 -- --
Royal Women's Hospital 11 n.p n.p 61 21 93
St Vincents Health <5 n.p n.p <5 n.p n.p
Western Health 24 n.p n.p 11 n.p n.p
Wimmera Health Care Group <5 n.p n.p 28 0 7
Continued

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Table 2: Specialist clinic wait time to first appointment, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY (continued)
Urgent referrals Routine referrals
Number 90th Number 90th
of first Median percentile of first Median percentile
Specialty and health service appointments wait (days) wait (days) appointments wait (days) wait (days)
Ophthalmology
Austin Health 27 26 88 111 265 575
Ballarat Health 29 17 35 19 n.p n.p
Barwon Health 57 6 62 146 462 1,010
Bendigo Health Care Group <5 n.p n.p 22 n.p n.p
Eastern Health 0 -- -- <5 n.p n.p
Melbourne Health <5 n.p n.p 112 36 144
Monash Health 34 10 38 98 56 108
Northern Health 48 36 71 144 56 94
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 157 16 33 346 62 1,237
Orthopaedics / Musculoskeletal
Albury Wodonga Health 0 -- -- <5 n.p n.p
Austin Health 270 23 49 219 316 857
Ballarat Health 286 13 175 72 119 612
Barwon Health 258 9 92 480 67 250
Bendigo Health Care Group 102 6 13 213 110 408
Eastern Health 209 10 31 545 197 373
Goulburn Valley Health <5 n.p n.p 268 30 847
Melbourne Health 6 n.p n.p 372 83 219
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 20 n.p n.p 19 n.p n.p
Mildura Base Hospital 0 -- -- 71 5 14
Monash Health 166 15 53 151 51 113
Northeast Health Wangaratta 64 8 19 13 n.p n.p
Northern Health 89 13 99 190 161 442
Peninsula Health 11 n.p n.p 356 120 755
St Vincents Health 68 14 116 411 111 559
Western Health 301 7 46 233 326 632
Plastic Surgery
Austin Health 314 42 52 42 294 980
Barwon Health 158 6 76 125 437 706
Bendigo Health Care Group 28 14 23 26 42 173
Eastern Health 117 26 76 278 82 268
Melbourne Health <5 n.p n.p 167 56 447
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. <5 n.p n.p 44 364 386
Monash Health 261 20 65 137 64 141
Northern Health 94 8 58 109 17 124
Peninsula Health 29 6 16 158 16 76
St Vincents Health 43 23 541 475 58 254
Western Health 256 11 31 247 108 246
Respiratory
Austin Health 107 39 61 151 77 533
Barwon Health <5 n.p n.p 15 n.p n.p
Bendigo Health Care Group <5 n.p n.p 15 n.p n.p
Eastern Health 34 16 46 328 146 390
Melbourne Health 21 n.p n.p 159 70 152
Northern Health 22 n.p n.p 107 183 237
Peninsula Health 0 -- -- 10 n.p n.p
St Vincents Health 5 n.p n.p 158 110 176
Western Health 16 n.p n.p 255 145 606
Wimmera Health Care Group 0 -- -- 20 n.p n.p
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Table 2: Specialist clinic wait time to first appointment, June quarter 201516 PRELIMINARY (continued)
Urgent referrals Routine referrals
Number 90th Number 90th
of first Median percentile of first Median percentile
Specialty and health service appointments wait (days) wait (days) appointments wait (days) wait (days)
Urology
Austin Health 323 147 262 23 n.p n.p
Ballarat Health 33 31 45 46 508 661
Barwon Health 88 47 69 97 130 385
Bendigo Health Care Group 19 n.p n.p 47 356 2,233
Eastern Health 58 29 59 243 99 237
Goulburn Valley Health <5 n.p n.p 55 188 232
Melbourne Health <5 n.p n.p 95 61 91
Mercy Public Hospitals Inc. 16 n.p n.p 198 144 194
Monash Health 21 n.p n.p 255 70 128
Northern Health 38 62 100 241 112 163
Peninsula Health <5 n.p n.p 86 82 101
Royal Women's Hospital <5 n.p n.p 158 112 175
St Vincents Health 22 n.p n.p 110 122 449
West Gippsland Healthcare Group 11 n.p n.p 0 -- --
Western Health 87 49 67 19 n.p n.p
Vascular
Austin Health 38 40 58 64 301 321
Ballarat Health 49 40 64 11 n.p n.p
Barwon Health 16 n.p n.p 64 41 71
Eastern Health 15 n.p n.p 58 98 169
Melbourne Health <5 n.p n.p 54 75 186
Monash Health 51 46 103 62 77 182
Northern Health 13 n.p n.p 71 183 263
St Vincents Health 9 n.p n.p 70 74 1,691
Western Health 7 n.p n.p 57 76 210

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