Victoria struggles with ambulance delays, while Queensland allocates $100M to reduce surgery backlog.

Victoria faces ongoing delays in ambulance handovers and treatment, with only 65-70% of patients treated within the recommended time. Meanwhile, Queensland has allocated an additional $100 million to perform 10,000 elective surgeries in private hospitals, aiming to reduce the public system's backlog of 66,632 patients. In Victoria, the government is implementing new standards to improve ambulance and emergency care, targeting a 4% improvement in offload times by July.

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