Katy Gallagher is pretty pleased with her latest surgery report card:
“The report card shows we are doing more operations than ever before with 2992 elective surgery operations completed in the first quarter of 2011-12 of which about a third involved NSW patients.
“However, while we are doing more and more surgery, the number of people added to the waiting list has also jumped considerably. This has contributed to a slight increase in our waiting list in September 2011 and a small rise in the six month moving median wait time from 62 to 64 days.
“I am pleased, however, that despite this additional pressure, the total number of people waiting longer than recommended has remained steady.