Surgical

Most Queenslanders needing elective surgery are getting their operations done on time but the number of patients remains stubbornly high, new figures show.

South Australia's emergency departments are in crisis, with staggering wait times on the first day of winter as respiratory illnesses including COVID-19 sweep the state.

Wait times for overdue elective surgeries have been slashed for children in NSW after more than 1000 were left for too long without  planned procedures.

A key target for 240,000 Victorians to go under the knife for elective surgery each year is no more, with the state government quietly moving the goal-posts.

Poorly behaved Australian surgeons are officially on watch ... sort of. Unexplained images of eyes attached to the walls of an Adelaide orthopaedic hospital

Three new rapid access hubs are opening in Victoria, allowing 6000 additional patients to undergo elective surgery in the state. The latest one at The Alfred

Australians seeking out cosmetic surgery will have to have a general and mental health assessment before they go under the knife. The change forms part of the

More than 8000 patients will undergo long-awaited elective surgery as the Western Australian government injects $40 million to help clear the backlog. An extra

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUEENSLAND HEALTH HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE DATA FOR JULY TO SEPTEMBER - In state public hospitals a record 38,251 patients underwent elective surgery,

Half as many people are overdue for planned surgery in NSW compared with six months ago. The slashed waiting list comes after a team of experts found some common

Australians who sustain fractured hips, usually in a fall, are waiting longer than they should for surgery, with a health care watchdog warning this is seriously impacting

A surgical taskforce has drastically reduced how many NSW patients are waiting too long for planned surgery. Since coming to office in March, the Minns government

Patients wanting elective surgery are waiting longer on public hospital lists than they did before the pandemic. Data released by the Australian Institute of

Controversial neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo has done little to hide his contempt for the system which has accused him of wrongdoing by misleading patients, conducting dangerous

High-profile neurosurgeon Charlie Teo says if he cut into the brain just a millimetre too far it could have been be enough for one of his patients never to wake up.

Labor has underlined its focus on health as new Premier Chris Minns announced a clinical-led task force to slash public hospital surgery wait lists. About 100,000

Elective surgery wait times have increased at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital, with some waiting more than a year for treatment. Victoria's

A ballooning number of people waiting for elective surgery needs to be addressed urgently with extra funding and reforms, the Australian Medical Association says.

The medical regulator has launched 13 investigations into allegedly unsafe or inappropriate cosmetic surgery practices after graphic claims of malpractice.

Elective surgery patients are waiting up to several years on hidden waiting lists to see specialists in hospital outpatient clinics, the Australian Medical Association says.