Public hospital elective surgery wait times
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From: Valentino Breckenridge
Dear Ministry of Health,
For the last 5 years please provide the average waiting time in days from the date of referral from GP to first specialist appointment and the waiting time from date of first specialist appointment to surgical event for elective procedures in public hospitals.
Please provide this by PHO and also split by major specialty (general surgery, neurology, respiratory, etc.).
Yours faithfully,
Valentino Breckenridge
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