AOANJRR Clinical Director Paul Smith spoke to The Australian about the need for increased and sustained funding to clear elective surgery wait lists.
“These people [on waiting lists] become progressively deconditioned because of their ability to mobilise, and then they become less fit for surgery” AOANJRR Clinical Director Paul Smith spoke to The Australian about the need for increased and sustained funding to clear elective surgery wait lists. Data from the 2023 AOANJRR Annual Report found a 22% decline (compared to 2019) in joint replacement procedures in the public system.
Read the article in The Australian.
Read the 2023 AOANJRR Annual Report.