Stirling Griff (SA, Nick Xenophon Team) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Nash, Minister representing the Minister for Health. I refer the minister to the recent surgical variance reports released jointly by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Medibank. These reports demonstrate significant variances in length of stay, readmissions, hospital acquired complications and gap payments for surgeons. In general, the less experience a surgeon has the higher the complication rates and length of hospital stay and the higher the gap payment. What is the minister doing to assist Australians to obtain the best outcomes following surgery and day surgical procedures?