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New South Wales adds 14 procedures to same-day surgery programme

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12 Nov 2026, 9:14 am IST1 min read

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New South Wales has added 14 types of procedure to its same-day surgery programme, the state health minister announced on November 12. The additions include planned appendix removal and some types of knee and shoulder surgery. Patients go home on the day of surgery when their clinical team considers it appropriate.

The additions bring the programme to 22 targeted procedures. The first eight were introduced in 2024–25. The government says that initial phase created capacity for 3,000 more patients in 2024–25 and 3,200 in 2025–26.

The state says offering more procedures as day surgery is intended to free beds for patients who need overnight care and reduce pressure on waiting lists.

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