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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lucy Bladen

More forced to wait longer for surgeries, treatment in ACT health system

The ACT's health system has again failed to achieve key targets for elective surgery and emergency department stays, as more people were forced to wait longer for care.

There were 1364 people who had waited longer than the clinically recommended for an elective surgery last financial year, the annual report from ACT Health has shown.

Authorities had hoped this number would be only 430.

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