The state government has produced a new website which shows a rosy picture on elective surgery waiting times. This is not surprising just a few months out from an election.
Like most government announcements, MyHospitals is the product of the host of spin doctors those in power employ to create a good image - and what you see is not necessarily what you get !
The detail is in the small print, and that small print requires doctors to only add a patient to the waiting list if surgery can be scheduled within the current twelve month period. If not - the patient is placed on a second waiting list - and this is a waiting list to be placed on the official waiting list.
It's all smoke and mirrors. How fast the waiting list progresses depends entirely on money. If the funds are available the theatres handle more patients and the lists grow shorter - and the availability of money depends on what other government spending is taking priority over health.
It's a big juggling act ! A tradeoff between bread and circuses for those not needing elective surgery weighed against the squawks of those condemned to pain and suffering - and a long wait !
And no matter who is in office - nothing changes !
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