Thousands of Victorians die waiting for elective surgery

MORE than 3600 Victorians have died awaiting elective surgery in the past five years - many spent their final months in pain or immobile.

Herald Sun via Freedom of Information laws document for the first time the age and sex of each of the patients and the surgery needed.

heraldsun.com.au 31 Dec 2012

The police campaign that there are too many people dying on the roads as a result of, example, speeding.

Nothing can be further from the truth.

The police are told by government to falsify accident results, that speed is the contributing factor, whereas the real reason are in 80% of the times driver error.

In this article it is stated that 3,600 Victorians have died needlessly, due to a failed medical system, through no fault of their own.

The average figure 720 Victorians died in 2012 waiting for elective surgery, while only 278 died on the roads or 38% of deaths related to waiting for elective surgery.

The government's attitude is that if people cannot afford private insurance they are worthless cannon fodder, who are not a priority.

A prioirty of the Ted Baillieu's is to spend millions on a number plate slogan.

Ted Baillieu should be removed from office.