Experts sound alarm over health system strain

Paramedics are seen tending to their ambulance outside St Vincent hospital in Melbourne (AAP)

Paramedics are seen tending to their ambulance outside St Vincent hospital in Melbourne (AAP) Source: AAP

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Australian surgeons are sounding the alarm on a growing backlog of elective surgeries, as hospital emergency departments also struggle to cope amid a wave of winter illness. The crisis has prompted several state leaders to boost the number of paramedics and ambulance stations.

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