The Bureau of Health Information has released its latest report for the July to September quarter.
The report shows the number of Emergency Dept presentations in the non-urgent (triage 5) category was the lowest since BHI began reporting in 2010, however, presentations in the highest priority triage categories (1, 2 and 3) were the highest since 2010.
There were almost 63,000 elective surgeries performed – up 6.8% while the number of patients on the overall waiting list at the end of September 2025 was down 4.5% compared with the same time a year earlier.
The number of patients who had waited longer than clinically recommended at the end of September increased compared with the end of June but was down 51.5% from the end of March this year.
