28 February 2020
OIA: 2020/032
A KS
Email:
[FYI request #12179 email]
Official information Request: 2020/032
Dear A KS
Thank you for your request for official information, received on 8 February 2020, requesting the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
“… the longest, shortest, median and average wait times for outpatient- patients (referred by GPs
to see a specialist (First appointment) at Wellington hospital over the last 6 months, and 1 year).
Please provide the wait times data split by each specialty eg. your response should tell the wait
times specifically for each specialty like number of days to see a Cardiologist or urologist or
gynaecologist etc.”
Response
Please see tables (Appendices 1 and 2) showing information requested for 6 months and 12 months by
specialty; these tables include patients referred by General Practitioners and seen at Wellington
Hospital.
Please note that we have excluded the following sub-sets of appointments:
patients who have rescheduled or missed their appointments, which would affect the average
waiting times and the longest waiting times;
bariatric appointments (general surgery), as these patients need to see other health
professionals prior to seeing the specialist;
sleep appointments (respiratory), as these patients require “sleep studies” prior to seeing the
specialist;
neurophysiology (neurology), where the patient requires investigations prior to seeing the
specialist; and
urology appointments, where investigations are required prior to seeing the specialist.
Thank you for your enquiry. We trust it meets your requirement/s, however should you require any
further information please feel free to contact me.
You have the right, under section 28 of the OIA, to seek a review or to ask the Ombudsman to review
the information that has been provided to you.
Capital & Coast DHB | Private Bag 7902, Newtown, Wellington 6242
Wellington Regional Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
www.ccdhb.org.nz | Phone: 04 385 5999
| Fax: 04 385 5856
Regards,
Fionnagh Dougan
Chief Executive
Appendix 1
Table 1: 6 months of data covering 1 August 2019 – 31 January 2020
All referrals are prioritised by senior medical officers based on the information provided in the referral
by the general practitioners. Individual patients may have needed radiology or other investigations
prior to their consultation.
Capital & Coast DHB | Private Bag 7902, Wellington South
Wellington Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
Phone: 04 385 5999
| Fax: 04 385 5856
Appendix 2
Table 2: 12 months of data covering 1 February 2019 – 31 January 2020
All referrals are prioritised by senior medical officers based on the information provided in the referral
by the general practitioners. Individual patients may have needed radiology or other investigations
prior to their consultation.
Capital & Coast DHB | Private Bag 7902, Wellington South
Wellington Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
Phone: 04 385 5999
| Fax: 04 385 5856