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Health
Samantha Lock

Overdue surgery list slashed but COVID hangover lingers

The NSW government credits a task force in bringing the overtime waitlist for planned surgeries down (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Elective surgery lists have markedly improved for patients across NSW but doctors don't believe the progress can be sustained with people still waiting far longer than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state government credits a surgical task force in bringing the overtime waitlist for planned surgeries down 85 per cent since the expert group was established in late 2023.

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