More than 1,000 planned surgeries were cancelled across the Perth metropolitan area last month, it has been revealed in Parliament.Staff sickness was a contributing factorHealth Department director-general David Russell-Weisz said there was significant emergency department pressure and staff sickness in August.Multi-day non-urgent surgeries were then put on hold in September."Usually, electives drop during school holidays. Post-holidays, we'll lift them up," he said.In August, 16.
Opposition health spokeswoman Libby Mettam asked if these delays would worsen the severity of people's conditions.
Meanwhile our state govt spends up big on a football game! 😡
Roger Cook, get to grips with the hospital problems in WA. If we cannot cope in a COVID free environment, we will have no chance once we face a delta outbreak which is really only a matter of time. With a large budget surplus currently, you have no excuse and nowhere to hide.
So what do they spend all that money on that they supposedly have?
Where is their great premier.Thats why they are scared of Covid.
Scary if/when Covid gets into WA. What steps have the govt taken to deal with this issue? MarkMcGowanMP RogerCookMLA
How big was McGowan's surplus and this.. terrible
How the f does that happen
Good thing there's no covid over there
And WA doesn't have a covid issue. Add to that the hundreds of covid patients in hospitals in Sydney & Melbourne & you might start to appreciate the EXTRA pressure covid puts on an already stressed system. 'Living with covid' will be a nightmare for HCW's GladysB 's message
the stupidity of big growth by migration Hosp beds always lag behind toll roads Politicians love to show off grand projects like roads ICU beds are invisible
Bad political executive management. Not a shortage of cash.