Elective surgeries and IVF could resume within days, with the National Cabinet appearing set to sign off on a plan within days.
Elective surgeries and IVF could soon resume, with the National Cabinet appearing set to sign off on a plan within the week.Cancellations were imposed in March amid fears coronavirus would overwhelm hospitalsFederal Health Minister Greg Hunt saidto keep hospital beds free amid fears coronavirus would put unprecedented demand on the healthcare system.
He said National Cabinet would likely sign off on a resumption of elective surgeries and IVF when the Prime Minister, premiers and chief ministers meet this week. "I am hopeful that during the course of this week, the medical expert panel and the National Cabinet will be in a position to make decisions and give guidance for the future," Mr Hunt said."National Cabinet is meeting on Tuesday and so I'm hopeful, whether it is Tuesday or the subsequent meeting on the Thursday, that they will be in a position to indicate that the states have confidence [to allow a resumption of elective surgeries].
"The stopping elective surgery decision was made on two grounds, one was PPE , of which masks were critical. The second was the concern that if the coronavirus had grown dramatically our hospitals would have been under intense pressure."
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