Table 2.

Number of people on waiting list and wait times experienced at Australian adult persistent pain services

	Total Pain Management Services	No. of People on Waiting List			Waiting Time, Days
		Total	Average per Service	Range	Median	Range	IQR
National	64	9,442	—	0–1,000	60	2–1,277	20.5–170
ACT	1	120	120	—	10	—	—
QLD	6	2,018	404	40–800	138	7–173	90–163
NSW	18	2,360	169	0–600	60	12–280	21–90
NT	3	70	35	15–55	40	5–240	22.5–140
SA	4	455	228	43–412	178	28–1,277	49–544
VIC	27	4,119	206	0–1,000	60	2–1,095	21–177.5
TAS	1	50	50	—	100	—	—
WA	4	250	83	50–100	13	6–84	10.5–31.5
Region
Urban	48	7,158	205	0–1,000	56	3–1,277	17–170
Provincial	16	2,284	176	0–543	85	2–1,095	29–162
Funding
>90% public	37	7,528	235	0–1,000	110	12–1,277	62–201
>90% private	20	359	40	0–120	14.5	2–60	7–23.5
Combination	7	1,555	22	16–600	42	7–546	16.5–190
IASP Classification
Level 1	44	7,626	224	—	62	2–1,277	22–179
Level 2	14	1,606	146	—	57	7–240	15.5–170
Level 3	6	210	210	70	16.5	3–100	5–52

IQR = interquartile range; ACT = Australian Capital Territory; QLD = Queensland; NSW = New South Wales; NT = Northern Territory; SA = South Australia; VIC = Victoria; TAS = Tasmania; WA = Western Australia; IASP = International Association for the Study of Pain; IASP classification Level 1=multidisciplinary pain (MDP) management center with several disciplines, education, and research; IASP classification Level 2=MDP clinic but without research and/or teaching; IASP classification Level 3=pain clinic without multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary care or modality-oriented clinic using single practice or pain management modality.