John Hunter医院的门诊诊所面临严重的等待名单危机,51,500多名病人等待护理,有的甚至长达10年,尽管最近有资金和重新发展的努力。 John Hunter Hospital’s outpatient clinics face a severe waitlist crisis, with over 51,500 patients waiting for care, some up to a decade, despite recent funding and redevelopment efforts.

约翰·亨特医院的门诊诊所处理新南威尔士州三分之一的专家预约,面临日益严重的危机,2025年有51,500多名病人被列入等候名单 — — 四年内上升71% — — 有些病人等待10年才能在矫形和风湿等领域获得护理。 John Hunter Hospital’s outpatient clinics, handling a third of NSW’s specialist appointments, face a growing crisis with over 51,500 patients on waitlists in 2025—up 71% in four years—some waiting up to a decade for care in fields like orthopaedics and rheumatology. 尽管今年有8.35亿分之一阶段的重新开发以及11%的联邦资金增加,但卫生官员说,需要大量的资本和业务投资,拟议的9亿分之一阶段的第二阶段计划尚待执行。 Despite an $835 million stage one redevelopment and an 11% federal funding increase this year, health officials say major capital and operational investment is needed, with a proposed $900 million stage two plan pending. 新南威尔士州卫生部正在到2028年推出单一数字病人记录,并将转诊标准化,以改善伤病情况,而领导人则敦促根据一项新的209亿美元的五年协议提供更多联邦支助,以减少延误和减轻医院床压。 NSW Health is rolling out a Single Digital Patient Record by 2028 and standardizing referrals to improve triage, while leaders urge more federal support under a new $20.9 billion five-year agreement to reduce delays and ease hospital bed pressure.