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Patient-centred surgery: Strategic directions for surgical services in Victoria's public hospitals in 2010-2015 (PDF, 1.2MB)

Forum Invitation: Rapid Improvement for Orthopaedics - Lessons from NHS (PDF, File 114KB)

Bariatric surgery service self-assessment tool - August 2009

Fast-track surgery: A summary of the evidence - July 2009 (PDF File, 123KB)

Elective surgery access policy - July 2009

Paediatric orthopaedics: recent achievements and future directions - May 2009 (PDF File, 2.34MB)

The wireless operating suite: A review of good practice - June 2009 (PDF File, 228KB)

Surgery for morbid obesity: Framework for bariatric surgery in Victoria's public hospitals - April 2009 (PDF File, 748KB)

Osteoarthritis (OA) Hip and Knee Service - December 2008

Guidelines for Aesthetic Surgery on the Public Hospital Waiting List - April 2006 (PDF file, 31KB)

Victorian Surgical Services Strategy: Background Paper - April 2008 (PDF file 743KB)

Better State of Hospitals Conference

The Department of Human Services, Access and Metropolitan Performance Branch, hosted a two-day conference on the 27-28 April 2006 to showcase access initiatives. Visit the conference site to read about the conference themes.
Elective Surgery Access Service
Tel 1300 781 821

Related Information
Public Hospitals and Mental Health Services Policy and Funding Guidelines
Victorian Public Health Services Performance and Accountability Framework Business Rules 2008-09 - September 2008
Health Data Standards and Systems (HDSS) - Elective Surgery Information System (ESIS)
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Information about the public hospital system and reports on individual hospital performance - includes elective surgery 'time to treatment' information

 

Last updated: 10 November, 2009

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