HIGHLIGHTS OF QUEENSLAND HEALTH HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE DATA FOR JULY TO SEPTEMBER

- In state public hospitals a record 38,251 patients underwent elective surgery, an almost 16 per cent increase compared to the same time last year

- It is not only 5235 more than the same quarter last year but also the most surgeries ever delivered in a single quarter in Queensland public hospitals

- The number of patients waiting longer than clinically recommended for surgery declined by 40 per cent to 5540 - the lowest number since December 2021

- Specialist outpatient clinics recorded 185,940 appointments, a 12.2 per cent increase compared to the same quarter last year

- A total of 575,567 patients presented to an emergency department across Queensland - a three per cent rise - at an average of 6250 patients a day

- All Category 1 emergency department patients - the most urgent - were seen immediately with 73 per cent of all ED patients seen within clinically recommended times

- In the same period last year, 69 per cent of all ED patients were seen on time

- The median ED wait time was 15 minutes, compared to 17 minutes in last year's September quarter

- Code 1A ambulance response time for the latest quarter was 8.5 minutes

- Number of long-stay patients - more than 30 days - grew to 877 as of August 30, an increase of 39 per cent in one year

- Central Queensland and Mackay health services are the most affected with both at 13 per cent of total beds used by long-stay patients

- At Gold Coast, 10 per cent of their beds are used by long stay patients

- Queensland Health has allocated $200 million over two years to reduce the number of patients staying in hospitals where other services are available

- More than 56 per cent of ED patients transferred by ambulance were taken off stretcher within 30 minutes of arriving, a 1.8 per cent improvement on the previous quarter

- There was a 2.1 per cent increase in patient off stretcher times in September 2023 compared to the same quarter last year.