Access to Surgery

• Policy Framework
• Why am I waiting?
  • How the prioritisation of patients works
  • What the waiting times indicate
  • What factors influence waiting times
  • Unsatisfied patient?
• Surgery Wait List Reports
• Questions
  • Questions to ask your General Practitioner
  • Questions to ask your Specialist
• Information for patients
  • Waiting Times and Definitions
  • Elective Surgery Coordinators
• Information for General Practitioners
• Publications
• Useful Links

Useful Links

The links below are provided for information purposes only and may be of use for access to surgery initiatives.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 

The Knowledgebase

The Australian Health Care Agreements

Australian Department of Health and Aged Care

HealthInsite  

Department of Human Services, Victoria

NSW Health

Health Department of Western Australia