Huge variations in rate of surgeries, mental treatments across Australia

By Harriet Alexander and Jane Lee
Updated December 8 2015 - 10:08am, first published November 26 2015 - 4:16pm
There are stark differences in the rates of medical treatments across Australia.  Photo: Glen Hunt
There are stark differences in the rates of medical treatments across Australia. Photo: Glen Hunt

Sydney's eastern suburbs have the highest rate of colonoscopies in the nation,  according to Australia's first ever report on the way healthcare varies nationally.