The Opposition says it will oversee a massive expansion of ACT hospitals' emergency departments and their capacity to perform surgeries, if it wins next month's election.
The Canberra Liberals say they will oversee a massive expansion of ACT hospitals' emergency departments and their capacity to perform surgeries, if they win next month's election.The Canberra Liberals say they will halve hospital emergency and surgery wait times by hiring more staff and building 27 new operating theatres
A Grattan Institute researcher says ACT hospitals' problems relate to inefficiency rather than a lack of funds Liberal leader Alistair Coe promised to increase the number of hospital operating theatres from 13 to 30. The commitment would cost an extra $120 million and the party pledged to hire 400 more health staff, half of them nurses.
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