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May 30, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
05-30-2008
Fed: Elective surgery waiting time up four days since 2002-03

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By Melissa Jenkins

CANBERRA, May 30 AAP - Half the people on hospital elective surgery lists wait longer
than one month for treatment, with those needing eye surgery waiting more than 70 days,
a new report shows.

The report, released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) today,
reveals the average waiting time for treatment in a public hospital was 32 days in 2006-07,
a jump of four days since 2002-03.

Some 557,000 people underwent elective surgery in public hospitals in 2006-07, with
the shortest average waiting time 12 ...

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