Elective surgery policies

​NSW Health policies relating to elective surgery

• Elective Surgery Access This policy replaces the Waiting Time and Elective Surgery Policy and provides guidance to NSW public hospital teams managing elective surgery services
• Surgical Activity During Christmas/New Year
  
• Building Resilience for Surgical Services in NSW.This Information Bulletin provides guidance on key strategies that Local Health Districts and Specialty Health Networks are to implement to improve access to elective surgery. 
  

For recommended Clinical Urgency Categories (CUCs), please refer to the Elective Surgery Program Resources page.