Tamworth hospital patients waiting longer for surgery

Jacob McArthur
Updated June 23 2017 - 7:16am, first published June 22 2017 - 9:37am
HOW LONG: Management says people are seeing surgeons sooner despite longer wait times at Tamworth hopsital. Photo: Peter Hardin 301016PHB001
HOW LONG: Management says people are seeing surgeons sooner despite longer wait times at Tamworth hopsital. Photo: Peter Hardin 301016PHB001

ORTHOPAEDIC wait times have ballooned since last year, but it’s the sign of a more efficient system, according to hospital management.

Jacob McArthur

Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.

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