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Victorian patients face four-year waits for specialist appointments amid rising private costs
Victorian patients wait up to four years for routine specialist appointments, prompting state authorities to deploy artificial intelligence to flag urgent cases. The government plans to shift more appointments to nurses, expand virtual care, and cut unnecessary reviews. Rising private doctor fees, up 73 percent since 2010, have driven unprecedented demand in public hospitals.
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