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1. In order to answer these questions, an assumption has been made that they refer to dedicated paediatric specialities with an ambulatory care waiting list. At 31 March 2022 there were 1790 paediatric patients aged 16 years or less on waiting lists for an initial appointment for a paediatric specialty.

2. The median wait time in days for the paediatric specialties within the Division of Women, Youth and Children and the paediatric specialty within the Division of Surgery are outlined in Table 1. It is not considered appropriate to break these figures down to individual age /gender groups, given the potential for identification where there are very small numbers of some age and gender combinations and the significant diversion of resources required.

Service

As at 30 June 2021

As at 31 March 2022

CYW

413

244

Paediatrics

246

259

Paediatric Surgery

271

196

3. Table 3 provides information about the number of paediatric patients added to an ambulatory care waiting list by financial year for a dedicated paediatric specialty. Due to the small number of children on some of the waiting lists it would not be appropriate to break these figures down to individual age and gender groups.

Specialty

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22*

Total

1370

1477

1759

1993

2106

1451

* to 31 March 2022

4. Table 4 provides information about the median waiting time in days for paediatric patients to be removed for initial appointment from any ambulatory care waiting list by speciality by financial year.

Specialty

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22*

Audiologist

N/A

49.5

176

N/A

N/A

N/A

Cardiology

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

353

128

CYW Child Medical Officer

97

113

138.5

92

N/A

N/A

CYW Paediatric Registrar

N/A

117.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

CYW Paediatrician

308

199.5

234.5

262.5

385

181

Dermatology

154.5

65

92

79

105.5

93.5

Ear, Nose and Throat

599.5

363

390.5

471

279

172

Endocrinology

214

126.5

63.5

183

29

108.5

Exercise Physiology

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

48

N/A

Gastroenterology

77

77

23

123.5

51

83.5

General Surgery

160

83.5

237

137

111

N/A

Gynaecology

111

66.5

115.5

171.5

283

132

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