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duty of care to provide emergency treatment to all presentations, according to their ATS category
Hospitals—overcrowding
(Question No 612)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, upon notice, on 15 September 2017:
Further to the answer to a question without notice taken on notice on 15 August 2017, (a) how many occurrences were recorded of emergency department patients being accommodated on trolleys in emergency department corridors or in corridors elsewhere in The Canberra Hospital for each month since 30 June 2016 and (b) has ACT Health assessed the capacity of the new emergency department facilities to meet demand; if not, why not and when will it; if so, what conclusions were reached.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1)
(a) The number of occurrences of emergency department patients recorded as being in a location of a corridor at Canberra Hospital each month since 30 June 2016 were:
|
Month |
Number of Emergency Department Patients recorded as being in Corridors |
|
Jul 2016 |
0 |
|
Aug 2016 |
4 |
|
Sep 2016 |
4 |
|
Oct 2016 |
0 |
|
Nov 2016 |
5 |
|
Dec 2016 |
0 |
|
Jan 2017 |
0 |
|
Feb 2017 |
0 |
|
Mar 2017 |
0 |
|
Apr 2017 |
0 |
|
May 2017 |
1 |
|
Jun 2017 |
4 |
|
Jul 2017 |
23 |
|
Aug 2017 |
5 |
(b) Modelling for ED activity projected the capacity created in the new ED would meet demand until 2022.
Seasonal peaks, local and interstate changes to admission policies, natural disasters and various other social and economic factors can influence populations requiring health care and their associated healthcare demands.
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