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Govt admits failure on surgery wait times

Source: 7pm TV News WA
Published: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:09
Expires: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 8:09

WA Health Minister Kim Hames has admitted that the Government's strategy to slash elective surgery waiting times has not worked.

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Tags: federal-government, states-and-territories, health, wa

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