More than 2000 people are waiting for non-urgent elective surgery at John Hunter Hospital

By Matthew Kelly
Updated April 22 2019 - 7:49pm, first published 12:00pm
Efficient: More than 97 per cent of patients in NSW had their elective surgery within the time frame recommended by their doctor in 2017-18.
Efficient: More than 97 per cent of patients in NSW had their elective surgery within the time frame recommended by their doctor in 2017-18.

The number of people waiting for non-urgent elective surgery in NSW has topped 80,000, Bureau of Health Information data shows.

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