WA’s elective backlog revealed
The average wait time for elective surgery in WA was 51 days according to the latest data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, up from an average of 40.6 days before the pandemic. Read More...
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Boost for elective surgeries
The WA Government has announced $40 million for WA Health to deliver the equivalent of 6,000 additional elective surgeries and procedures, with the WA public health system smashing all-time records for elective surgery in three out of the past six months. Read More...
Elective surgery hits decade-long low
According to the AIHW, the number of patients who underwent elective surgery in 2021–22 has fallen to the lowest levels in over a decade. Read More...
COVID risks to anaesthesia
Changes to elective surgery rules in WA this week come as new research from the UK recommends that patients should avoid elective surgery for seven weeks after a COVID infection, unless the benefits of doing so exceed the risk of waiting. Read More...
Elective surgery should not be culled, says COVID expert
A Curtin University COVID expert believes the decision to scale down elective surgery from next month is premature and unhelpful. Read More...