This report focuses on information about public hospital elective surgery waiting lists. It presents information on overall activity, what elective surgery was provided and how long people waited for elective surgery.

This audit examined whether Victoria’s operating theatres are being used efficiently and whether the Department of Health and Human Services' leadership of the health system is driving efficiency.

Access to surgical and anaesthetic care is an essential, but often forgotten, component of health care in the developing world.

Opposition health spokesman Peter Dutton claims that under the Labor Government, Australians are waiting longer to see their GP and waiting longer for elective surgery.