source: AIHW

According to the AIHW, the procedure with the lowest median waiting time in 2005 06 was coronary artery bypass graft (15 days); the procedure with the longest wait time was total knee replacement (178 days). There were also variations in waiting times for these procedures across jurisdictions; Queensland patients waited a median time of 41 days for cataract surgery, while those in Tasmania waited a median time of 389 days.

Source: Australian Parliamentary Library

How can hospital emergency department and surgery waiting times be cut?

Cut doctors pay and hire more?

Create specialised sub-professions without the comprehensive training costs?

Something else?