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Name: AMA urges federal government to address elective surgery backlog
Uploaded: 2023-01-13T10:59:52.598Z
Duration: 1 min 40 s
Description: The nation's peak medical body has issued a plea to the federal government to intervene to address huge elective surgery waiting lists across the country. The Australian Medical Association says without urgent action to address the backlog, the numbers of those waiting will increase significantly this year. SBS reporter Abby Dinham is in Melbourne where the largest backlog has been reported.

AMA urges federal government to address elective surgery backlog

Published 13 January 2023, 10:42 am

The nation's peak medical body has issued a plea to the federal government to intervene to address huge elective surgery waiting lists across the country. The Australian Medical Association says without urgent action to address the backlog, the numbers of those waiting will increase significantly this year. SBS reporter Abby Dinham is in Melbourne where the largest backlog has been reported.

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