Victoria’s latest elective surgery slowdown is painful but necessary
- Written by Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
ShutterstockJust weeks after allowing public hospitals to restart elective surgeries, the Victorian government has ordered Melbourne hospitals to defer category 3 procedures again.
Category 3 procedures include hip and knee replacements and cataract procedures. Category 3 patients are the easiest to defer because they have been assessed as not...





