The Liberal Government has failed to deliver on their Four-Year Elective Surgery Action Plan, with the elective surgery waitlist 3,500 people longer than promised.
Four years ago, the Liberals committed to reducing the elective surgery waitlist to 5,400 people. But today, the elective surgery waitlist has close to 9,300 people.
Of the 20 KPIs in the Plan, they’ve failed on 17. The Liberal Government haven’t reduced the elective surgery waitlist as promised, and surgeries aren’t happening within clinically recommended timeframes.
This has real consequences for real people. Tim Smith has had to wait five years for critical vascular surgery. Due to delays, he’s developed leg ulcers which make it difficult for him to walk properly. It’s just not good enough.
It’s gotten so bad the Liberal Government have given up on even setting targets, with key performance indicators nowhere to be seen in their new Elective Surgery Four-Year Plan.
The Liberals simply haven’t delivered the funding needed to reduce the elective surgery waitlist as promised. They must properly fund the health system and stop allowing Tasmanians to languish on the elective surgery waitlist.
