Billion-Dollar Surgery Plan Headlines Labor Poll Pitch
An embattled state government has made a billion-dollar pledge to halve public hospital surgery waiting lists as its election rivals tout a bootcamp for youth criminals. In a small room filled with red shirt-wearing supporters, Premier Ben Carroll used Labor’s campaign launch in Moonee Ponds on Sunday to unveil the $1.2 billion announcement to deliver [...]
The state government has announced a $1.2 billion plan to increase public hospital elective surgeries by 100,000, aiming to halve waiting lists. Premier Ben Carroll stated that 30,000 of these surgeries will be in regional hospitals. This initiative is presented as a comprehensive approach to reduce wait times within the public system.
- State government pledges $1.2 billion to cut public hospital surgery waiting lists.
- The plan aims to deliver 100,000 extra planned surgeries.
- Thirty thousand of the additional surgeries will be performed in regional hospitals.
- The government describes the plan as a “holistic” approach to slash wait times.
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