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B71. What is the purpose of the SA Health Elective Surgery Policy Framework and Associated Procedural Guidelines?

Directive: compliance is mandatory – Introduction

SA Health is responsible for ensuring Local Health Networks provide comprehensive, timely and high-quality health services in South Australian (SA) public hospitals. Approximately 46,000 elective surgery procedures are performed each year in South Australian (SA) metropolitan public hospitals and approximately 16,000 elective surgery procedures in country hospitals. Patients requiring elective surgery have been assessed by a medical practitioner or authorised delegate as needing surgery for a medical condition, but for which admission can be delayed for at least 24 hours. These patients are placed on a booking list and treated according to the clinical urgency category assigned by the treating medical practitioner. SA Health Elective Surgery Policy Framework and Associated Procedural Guidelines (Policy Framework) has been developed to provide a consistent, structured approach to support the provision of elective surgery within SA Health public hospitals.

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B71. What is the purpose of the SA Health Elective Surgery Policy Framework and Associated Procedural Guidelines?

Directive: compliance is mandatory – Introduction

To ensure all patients have an operation within 24 hours of being referred for publicly funded surgery.

To make sure GPs know the process for referring patients for publicly funded surgery.

To ensure all patients in SA get equal access to the publicly funded operation they need.