House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2012-02-14 Daily Xml

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OUTPATIENT SERVICES

149 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (27 July 2010) (First Session). How many patients have been referred to the specialist outpatient clinic waiting list and the emergency department waiting list within the past 12 months, and how many patients are currently on the specialist outpatient clinic waiting list and the emergency department waiting list for the RAH for each of the following outpatient services—

Clinical Immunology/Allergy Clinic, Audiology Clinic, Breast Clinic, Cardiac Clinic, Chronic Pain Unit, Clinical Psychology (General), Clinical Psychology (Oncology), Colposcopy, Dermatology, Diabetic, Diabetes Centre, Dietetics General/Weight Loss, Dietetics Renal, Drug and Alcohol, Endocrine, ENT, Eyes, Gastroenterology, General, Diabetic/Retinal, Geriatric Rehab, Gynaecology, Gynaecology Oncology, Gynaecology Urology, Haematology, Hyperbaric, Hypertension, Hysteroscopy, Infectious Diseases, Intravesical, Limb Prosthetics, Liver Disease Clinic, Lung Function Laboratory, Mammogram, Medical Oncology, Medicine, General, Menopause, Metabolic, Neuropsychology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nuclear Medicine, Obesity, Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery, Orthopaedics, Orthotics, Osteoporosis, Palliative Care, Pituitary, Plastic Surgery, Australian Craniofacial Unit, Burns Unit, Hands Unit, Microsurgery, Podiatry, Preanaesthetic, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Rehabilitation (Head), Renal, Heumatology, Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Speech Pathology, Surgery, Colorectal, Surgery General, Surgery, Hepato Biliary Pancreatic, Surgery, Oesophago Gastric, Surgical, Oncology, Thoracic Medicine, Thyroid—General, Thyroid—Surgical D, Urology—Urodynamics, Vascular, and Voice Clinic?

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts): I am advised:

1. 6,749 patients were referred to the Royal Adelaide Hospital outpatient clinics between 26 July 2009 to 27 July 2010. The Emergency Department at the Royal Adelaide Hospital does not have a waiting list.

2. At the specified time, there were 11,759 new appointments and 11,241 review appointments. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for the breakdown of numbers and clinics.

SAS/19329B1 BOOKING NUMBERS

TYPE TOTAL
N R
CLINIC 7 7
AUSTRALIAN CRANIOFACIAL UNIT
ALLERGY CLINIC 458 8 466
AUTOMATED VISUAL FIELD-EYE CLINIC 1 1
CARDIAC CLINIC 31 31
CONTACT LENSES CLINIC 7 7
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY CLINIC 73 2 75
COLPOSCOPY CLINIC 1 1
DIABETES CENTRE CLINIC 97 1 98
DIETETIC CLINIC 1 1
EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS CLINIC 5 57 62
ENDOCRINE BONE DENSITY 11 11
ENDOCRINE PRIVATE CLINIC 18 18
E.N.T. CLINIC 1,512 1,095 2,607
GASTROINTESTINAL MEDICARISED OUTPATIENTS 3 3
GASTROINTESTINAL OUTPATIENTS 301 4 305
GYNAECOLOGY CLINIC 7 7
GYNAE ONCOLOGY CLINIC 3 3
HAEMATOLOGY CLINIC 1 1
HAND 2 (ORTHO 2) CLINIC 743 10 753
LIVER DISEASE OUTPATIENTS 4 4
NEUROLOGY CLINIC 1,135 462 1,597
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC 469 469
NEUROSURGERY CLINIC 127 745 872
OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC 1,385 3,073 4,458
ORTHOPAEDICS 1 CLINIC 10 639 649
ORTHOPAEDICS 2 CLINIC 427 275 702
ORTHOPAEDICS 1 2 3 CLINIC 43 43
PAIN UNIT CLINIC 470 3 473
PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC 204 1 205
PODIATRY CLINIC 21 2 23
PLASTIC SURGERY CLINIC 460 85 545
GASTROINTESTINAL INVESTIGATION UNIT 1,209 1,279 2,488
RADIOLOGY OUTPATIENTS 245 245
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINE INFERTILE CLINIC 1 1
RETINAL CLINIC 2 1,646 1,648
RHEUMATOLOGY PRIVATE CLINIC 21 250 271
RHEUMATOLOGY CLINIC 8 155 163
RHEUMATOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY CLINIC 1 97 98
RADIATION ONCOLOGY CLINIC 1 1
SPINAL ASSESSMENT CLINIC 627 2 629
SPONDYLO PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS CLINIC 4 28 32
SPORTS KNEE INJURIES 2 CLINIC 445 57 502
SPINAL SURGERY CLINIC 224 3 227
SURGICAL AB OUTPATIENTS 70 70
SURGICAL C OUTPATIENTS 1 1
SURGICAL D CLINIC 7 137 144
SURGICAL D ONCOLOGY CLINIC 1 1
TRAUMA 1 CLINIC 29 29
TRAUMA 2 CLINIC 46 46
UROLOGY CLINIC 1,679 111 1,790
VASCULAR CLINIC 117 117
TOTAL 11,759 11,241 23,000