Independent MLA Thomas Emerson has called on the ACT Government to hire private doctors to perform an “elective surgery blitz” at public hospitals to clear the huge backlog of those waiting for procedures.
According to the Canberra Health Services annual report, the ACT Government set a target of 17,450 elective surgeries to be performed in the 2024/25 financial year.
Only 16,565 were completed.
“It’s concerning but not surprising that the latest data confirms what Canberrans already knew – that many patients have been left waiting, often in debilitating pain, beyond clinically recommended timeframes,” Mr Emerson said.
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