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Patients face long delays for elective surgeries

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd. Source: AAP

Australia is facing a backlog of 400,000 operations as hospitals look to restart elective surgery after the COVID-19 shutdown.


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Presented by Julia Carr-Catzel

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Australia is facing a backlog of 400,000 operations as hospitals look to restart elective surgery after the COVID-19 shutdown.



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