Extent of surgery wait time blow outs revealed

The government yesterday released long awaited health data on the eve of Yvette D’Ath’s first budget estimates hearing as Health Minister, where waiting times is set to dominate.The figures reveal 87 per cent of patients in the September quarter were seen to within the recommended time frame – down from the 95.3 per cent recorded from the same time last year.Queensland Health also failed to meet the targets it had set for patients to be treated within a clinically recommended time for all three…



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