'Despair' as NSW weighs surgery risk

By Phoebe Loomes
Updated January 21 2022 - 5:16pm, first published 5:12pm
NSW Health says the next week or two will be critical in deciding when non-urgent surgery resumes.
NSW Health says the next week or two will be critical in deciding when non-urgent surgery resumes.

People booked in for surgery may face cancellations depending on how NSW hospitals fare in coming weeks, as patients on already growing waitlists are left to contend with pain.

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