Elective surgery: 57,000 patients on the waiting list for more than a year
The median wait for an elective tonsillectomy has almost doubled, rising from 130 to 253 days
The number of patients waiting more than a year for elective surgery has tripled, mainly as a result of procedures cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Overall, the median wait time for elective surgery was 48 days in 2020/21, an increase of nine days compared with the previous year, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
