Challenging Hospital Wait Times to Be Tackled by Taskforce

A taskforce has been employed by the NSW premier in hopes to reduce hospital wait times.

A New South Wales Ambulance paramedic transports a suspected COVID-19 patient to the Emergency Department of St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on June 4, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

New South Wales (NSW) premier Chris Minns announced the creation of a taskforce this morning.

The aim of the taskforce is to reduce waiting times for patients in the emergency department.