Victorian government lowers annual elective surgery target from 240,000 to 200,000 due to post-pandemic demand pressures.

The Victorian government has lowered its annual elective surgery target from 240,000 to 200,000 due to continuous demand pressures on health services post-pandemic. The government aims to meet this new target in the 2024/25 financial year, after failing to reach the initial goal in the previous year. The state government has allocated $8.8 billion for hospital investments in the upcoming financial year.