BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

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Minister for Health and Ambulance Services

The Honourable Tim Nicholls

$100 million boost to deliver more elective surgeries

* Crisafulli Government announces a $100 million boost to Surgery Connect, helping ease the elective surgery waitlist. * Surgery Connect Surge will boost the partnership with private hospitals to help deliver more life changing surgeriesQueenslanders are waiting to receive. * The investment will kick-start efforts tostabilise Queensland's elective surgerywaitlist.

The Crisafulli Government has today announced a $100 millionboost to Surgery Connectallowing thousands more Queenslanders t...