❓ This Question on Notice from Ms Libby Mettam seeks detailed data on cancelled elective surgeries in WA public hospitals for early 2026, broken down by reason, hospital classification, and area health service.
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I refer to all public hospitals, including public hospitals with private operators, and to contracted health entities and I ask:(a) With a breakdown by classification of hospital and patient initiated, how many elective surgeries were cancelled in each of the following months; January, Fenruary, March 2026; and(b) For each month listed in (a), what was the total number of cancelled elective surgeries by area health service?
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Answered
14 May 2026
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
6 days
(a) – (b)
Elective surgeries are cancelled for a range of reasons. Patient safety is the priority. The data in the tables below includes WA public hospitals only, and not data from Contracted Health Entities.
Hospital-Initiated Reasons
Month Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Jan-26
102
248
226
227
386
Feb-26
105
220
235
199
423
Mar-26
117
244
319
264
500
Patient-Initiated Reasons
Month Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Jan-26
76
137
129
146
176
Feb-26
87
110
115
142
190
Mar-26
95
132
118
161
258
Elective surgeries are cancelled for a range of reasons. Patient safety is the priority. The data in the tables below includes WA public hospitals only, and not data from Contracted Health Entities.
Hospital-Initiated Reasons
Month Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Jan-26
102
248
226
227
386
Feb-26
105
220
235
199
423
Mar-26
117
244
319
264
500
Patient-Initiated Reasons
Month Year
CAHS
EMHS
NMHS
SMHS
WACHS
Jan-26
76
137
129
146
176
Feb-26
87
110
115
142
190
Mar-26
95
132
118
161
258
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