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Elective Surgery

828 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (4 June 2019). How many elective surgery operations on public health patients were performed in private hospitals for each of the following months:

(a) November 2017?

(b) December 2017?

(c) January 2018?

(d) February 2018?

(e) March 2018?

(f) April 2018?

(g) May 2018?

(h) June 2018?

(i) July 2018?

(j) August 2018?

(k) September 2018?

(l) October 2018?

(m) November 2018?

(n) December 2018?

(o) January 2019?

(p) February 2019?

(q) March 2019?

(r) April 2019?

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining): The Minister for Health and Wellbeing has been advised:

Admissions from elective surgery waiting lists, including elective surgery categories, are provided annually by the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare.