A Right To Information request by the Labor Opposition has revealed an alarming number of elective surgeries continue to be cancelled.
Tasmanian hospitals were forced to cancel 3061 surgeries in the year ending June 2015.
In the North West, 645 surgeries were cancelled at the Mersey and North West Regional hospitals.
1087 surgeries were cancelled over 12 months at the Launceston General Hospital.
While at the Royal Hobart Hospital, 1329 surgeries were cancelled.
Shadow Health Minister Rebecca White said cancelled surgeries remain a serious problem across our hospitals.
“Far too many surgeries are being cancelled for a wide range of reasons,” Ms White said.
“There are many cases of surgeons not being available, beds not being available and theatres being overbooked.
“Earlier this year the Health Minister had to admit that money allocated to elective surgery couldn’t be spent due to staff and capacity constraints.
“There’s enormous pressure on our health system with unacceptable waiting times for procedures.
“The Government’s big promise to invest in elective surgeries has failed to ease the stress on our hospitals.”
Note: the figures for the LGH, NWRH & MCH are in the first document. The RHH figures are in the second file.
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Rebecca White MP Shadow Minister for Health
