The effect of different resourcing scenarios on patient waits, mean estimated values and 95% CI (rounded to the nearest integer)
| WL Group Induction | WL pharmacotherapy clinic | WL for operation | Waiting time to operation (surgery patients only) | Wait >18 weeks* (target for Pharmacotherapy and Eligibility combined) | Wait >18 weeks† (target for surgery patients only) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario| | Mean number of patients | 95% CI | Mean number of patients | 95% CI | Mean number of patients | 95% CI | Mean number of weeks | 95% CI | Per cent | 95% CI | Per cent | 95% CI |
| Baseline | 523 | 507 to 540 | 141 | 130 to 153 | 791 | 781 to 800 | 39.6 | 39.2 to 39.9 | 64 | 63 to 65 | 47 | 46 to 47 |
| 1 | 526 | 510 to 541 | 140 | 128 to 151 | 541 | 530 to 552 | 39.7 | 39.3 to 40.2 | 64 | 63 to 65 | 9 | 6 to 12 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 to 7 | 0 | – | 833 | 816 to 851 | 39.5 | 39.0 to 40.0 | 63 | 62 to 65 | 38 | 35 to 41 |
| 3 | 14 | 10 to 19 | 0 | – | 576 | 558 to 595 | 35.8 | 35.2 to 36.4 | 74 | 61 to 87 | 8 | 7 to 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 to 2 | 0 | – | 596 | 587 to 605 | 39.5 | 39.0 to 40.0 | 59 | 58 to 60 | 38 | 35 to 40 |
| 5 | 16 | 12 to 21 | 0 | – | 191 | 178 to 205 | 34.7 | 34.0 to 35.4 | 59 | 58 to 60 | 8 | 7 to 10 |
*From initial referral to Eligibility or Pharmacotherapy clinic.
†From Eligibility clinic to Operation.
WL, waiting list.