The Productivity Commission's Report on Government Services health data has confirmed:
- More than one in three emergency patients presenting to an emergency department are not being treated within the 10-minute benchmark time.
- 42 per cent of category two elective surgery patients are waiting longer than the clinically recommended 90-day period for treatment.
- Victorian median wait time for general dental care is 151 days, compared to just 8 days in New South Wales.
- Victoria's statewide ambulance response time has increased by more than 5 minutes between 2015-16 and 2024-25.
These figures come as the Allan Labor Government continues to avoid transparency over the performance of Victoria's health system by failing to release the latest quarterly Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI) data.
Under Labor, Victoria's health services suffered a more than $1 billion combined deficit in 2023-24, as net debt continues to climb by $1.7 million an hour and is expected to reach a record $192.6 billion by 2028-29.
Shadow Minister for Health, Georgie Crozier, said: "Under Labor, Victorians are not receiving the timely and quality healthcare they deserve.
"Across emergency care, elective surgery, dental and ambulance response times, outcomes are in reverse and well behind other states.
"With net debt growing by $1.7 million an hour, Labor is starving health services of funding which is resulting in poorer outcomes for Victorians.
"Labor cannot manage money, cannot manage our health system and Victorians are paying the price."
