Belief progress is being made, when it comes to cutting wait times for elective surgeries.

The Government's exceeded its half-year target, by delivering more than 16-thousand extra operations before the end of June. 

It's also wanting 95 percent of patients to be waiting less than four months by 2030.

Health Minister Simeon Brown told Ryan Bridge they're on track to reach 63 percent this year.

He says the list kept growing until the beginning of this year, when it dropped to 58 percent - so they have caught up.