Health
Victoria’s latest elective surgery slowdown is painful but necessary – Australian Times
Although some surgery is of limited value to the patient, and some problems would be better treated in other ways, in most cases the surgery is necessary to reduce pain and enable people to go about their day-to-day lives.
Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute
Just weeks after allowing public hospitals to restart elective surgeries, the Victorian government has ordered Melbourne hospitals to defer category 3 procedures again.
Shutterstock
Category 3 procedures include hip and knee replacements and cataract procedures. Category 3 patients are the easiest to defer because they have been assessed as not requiring treatment within three months.
Elective surgery will also be reduced to no more than 50% of usual activi…
-
Noosa News13 hours agoPossible severe storms predicted for Queensland’s south-east and Darling Downs
-
General5 hours agoLanlan Yang pleads not guilty over Rolls-Royce crash in Sydney
-
General24 hours agoLabor backbencher Dave Kelly hopes WA government’s Dion Barber compensation appeal fails
-
Noosa News24 hours agoGold Coast turns Hollywood for Chris Hemsworth film shoot