The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is calling for the restoration of surgery in Victoria to minimise the growing waiting list for elective surgery in both public and private hospitals.
“The elective surgery restrictions imposed intermittently over the last 18 months resulted in a growing waiting list for elective surgery in both public and private sectors. This has impacted negatively on the health of the Victorian community. We believe that the current stabilisation of the COVID-19 situation with high vaccination rates, fall in the number of COVID-19 cases and a gradual reduction in hospital in-patient ICU cases presents an ideal window of opportunity for government to restore surgery to full capacity,” said RACS President Dr Sally Langley.
