Patient waiting longer than four months for their first specialist assessment in New Zealand
By district of domicile, as of 30 September 2022 & 2023, number of people
| Year as at 30 September | District of service | Number of people |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Auckland | 8,650 |
| 2022 | Auckland | 5,054 |
| 2023 | Counties Manukau | 7,400 |
| 2022 | Counties Manukau | 4,711 |
| 2023 | Northland | 3,078 |
| 2022 | Northland | 3,001 |
| 2023 | Waitematā | 6,677 |
| 2022 | Waitematā | 3,701 |
| 2023 | Bay of Plenty | 5,632 |
| 2022 | Bay of Plenty | 2,573 |
| 2023 | Lakes | 93 |
| 2022 | Lakes | 159 |
| 2023 | Tairāwhiti | 1,001 |
| 2022 | Tairāwhiti | 355 |
| 2023 | Taranaki | 3,753 |
| 2022 | Taranaki | 2,543 |
| 2023 | Waikato | 4,935 |
| 2022 | Waikato | 3,480 |
| 2023 | Capital & Coast | 1,646 |
| 2022 | Capital & Coast | 1,183 |
| 2023 | Hawke's Bay | 2,495 |
| 2022 | Hawke's Bay | 1,737 |
| 2023 | Hutt | 2,306 |
| 2022 | Hutt | 565 |
| 2023 | MidCentral | 475 |
| 2022 | MidCentral | 169 |
| 2023 | Wairarapa | 168 |
| 2022 | Wairarapa | 65 |
| 2023 | Whanganui | 730 |
| 2022 | Whanganui | 617 |
| 2023 | Canterbury | 5,812 |
| 2022 | Canterbury | 2,763 |
| 2023 | Nelson Marlborough | 2,068 |
| 2022 | Nelson Marlborough | 1,170 |
| 2023 | South Canterbury | 193 |
| 2022 | South Canterbury | 114 |
| 2023 | Southern | 2,501 |
| 2022 | Southern | 1,865 |
| 2023 | West Coast | 204 |
| 2022 | West Coast | 38 |
Notes
Source of data is the National Collection for ESPI2 which is not at patient level.
Te Whatu Ora cannot provide an ethnicity breakdown of this measure from this collection.
Data calculation/treatment
Ethnicity data is sourced from prioritised ethnicity in the National Health Index system, and for Ambulatory Sensitive Hospitalisations and Acute Bed Day rates, matched to prioritised ethnicity in Stats NZ Usual Resident Population projections.
Data provided by
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand
Dataset name
Clinical Performance Metrics September 2023
Webpage:
https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/publications/clinical-performance-metrics-july-sept-2023/
How to find the data
Download "Clinical Performance Metrics - July to September 2023 - Workbook XLSX, 54kb"
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Import & extraction details
File as imported: Clinical Performance Metrics September 2023
From the dataset Clinical Performance Metrics September 2023, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: FSA Wait times
- Range:
C4:D24 - Provided: 42 data points
This data forms the table Health - Patient waiting times for first specialist assessment by district of service as at 30 September 2022–2023.
Dataset originally released on:
December 19, 2023
About this dataset
The Clinical Performance Metrics provide data and information on the change inperformance for key measures between the current and previous year. These key measures were agreed by the Board of Te Whatu Ora in December 2022 and endorsed by the previous Minister of Health.
Purpose of collection
This dataset aim to measure how well the health system across the country is performing, providing the opportunity to develop local health solutions to address local health issues. The metrics allow to measure performance over time with consistency.