WA will take another significant step towards returning to life before COVID on Monday, with private and public hospitals resuming elective surgery for non-essential procedures.

On the back of COVID restrictions such as compulsory mask-wearing indoors being scrapped on Friday, Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has announced that the freeze on Category 2 and 3 procedures in WA will be lifted.

From Monday, May 2, private hospitals will resume taking bookings for these procedures, with public hospitals following suit a week later.

Category 2 and 3 procedures include knee and hip replacements as well as ear, nose and throat procedures.

Median waiting times for a Category 2 procedure are 52 days and 168 days for a Category 3 operation

WA will take another significant step towards returning to life before COVID on Monday, with private and public hospitals resuming elective surgery for non-essential procedures.
On the back of COVID restrictions such as compulsory mask-wearing indoors being scrapped on Friday, Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has announced that the freeze on Category 2 and 3 procedures in WA will be lifted.
From Monday, May 2, private hospitals will resume taking bookings for these procedures, with public hospitals following suit a week later.
Category 2 and 3 procedures include knee and hip replacements as well as ear, nose and throat procedures.
Median waiting times for a Category 2 procedure are 52 days and 168 days for a Category 3 operation

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