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Neve Brissenden

MYSTERIOUS: More than 8000 wa patients to receive elective surgery - You Need To See This

Wait times for elective surgery in WA blew out during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

More than 8000 patients will undergo long-awaited elective surgery as the Western Australian government injects $40 million to help clear the backlog. 

An extra 6000 procedures will be performed in the next six months, with the extra cash to be announced in the December mid-year financial review.

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