Queensland Health performance
Queensland Health is constantly seeking to improve the public health system and care provided to patients. Benchmarking Queensland's performance against other states and national averages helps provide valuable insight into the effectiveness of healthcare initiatives and potential areas for improvement.
This page offers an overview of Queensland’s performance in key national health performance metrics, as reported by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). While Queensland Health monitors performance in many more areas, the measures displayed below provide a holistic view of the current effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of Queensland's public health system.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
To read more about the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, visit the AIHW website.
AIHW Health Performance Framework
The AIHW uses the Australian Health Performance Framework to measure and report performance. To read more about this framework, visit the health performance framework website.
National comparisons
Comparing the performance of Queensland's local health system with those from other states is critical in the unceasing pursuit to elevate the quality of Queensland's health care. Queensland Health's commitment lies in consistently assessing key performance indicators, identifying areas for improvement, and fostering an efficient and effective healthcare environment.
While Queensland Health monitors performance across a vast array of care domains, the performance indicators selected below provide a holistic view of the current effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of Queensland's public health system, and include metrics across the following areas of care:
- Emergency care
- Planned surgery
- Inpatients (admitted patients)
Emergency care comparisons | Planned surgery comparisons | Inpatient care comparisons | ||||||||
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Median wait time to be seen in ED (time in minutes) | Percentage of patients seen within clinically recommended times in the ED | Percentage of patients whose care was completed in the ED within 4 hours | Percentage of patients whose care was completed in the ED and were admitted to hospital within 4 hours | Percentage of patients who waited longer than 365 days for treatment | Percentage of patients who received surgery within clinically recommended times | Growth in episodes of admitted patient care in public hospitals (separations)* | Average length of stay in hospital (excludes same-day discharges) | Average public cost weights for acute separations in public hospitals | ||
| NSW 15 | NSW 74% | WA 59.1% | ACT 43.3% | QLD 3.9% | NSW 85% | TAS 21.9% | QLD 5.1 | NT 0.57 | ||
| QLD 16 | VIC 71% | NSW 57.4% | VIC 36.3% | SA 5.1% | QLD 81% | QLD 10.4% | NT 5.2 | VIC 0.96 | ||
| VIC 16 | QLD 70% | ACT 56.2% | QLD 33.1% | WA 5.8% | VIC 80% | ACT 9.3% | WA 5.6 | QLD 0.98 | ||
| ACT 25 | ACT 62% | NT 55.3% | SA 29.8% | TAS 6.3% | WA 80% | SA 6.9% | VIC 6.1 | TAS 1.01 | ||
| TAS 31 | TAS 51% | VIC 53.2% | NT 28.9% | VIC 6.9% | SA 75% | WA 3.8% | SA 6.4 | ACT 1.05 | ||
| SA 33 | SA 49% | QLD 51.9% | WA 28.5% | NSW 7.8% | TAS 66% | NT 3.4% | ACT 6.4 | SA 1.09 | ||
| NT 42 | WA 48% | SA 50.8% | NSW 24.6% | ACT 8.9% | ACT 64% | VIC 2.1% | NSW 6.6 | WA 1.10 | ||
| WA 42 | NT 47% | TAS 50.4% | TAS 20.7% | NT - | NT - | NSW -1.1% | TAS 6.7 | NSW 1.13 | ||
About the data:
Emergency Care comparisons and Planned Surgery comparisons data are based on the 2023-24 financial year and are sourced from the AIHW. Inpatient care comparisons are based on the 2022-23 financial year (AIHW published).
* Growth in episodes of admitted patient care in public hospitals (separations) considers the growth over the last 5 years between 2018-19 and 2022-23.
"-" indicates data is not available at time of publication.