The Board of Health Information (BHI) on Friday released the first quarterly review of NSW hospitals for the time period between April and June of the current year.

The report highlights that the NSW was keeping the waiting list data of the hospitals in wraps, as the figures are believed to be embarrassing for the NSW.

The NSW Health Minister Carmel Tebbutt well- received the report and commented that the results of the report highlight that the hospital emergency departments were performing up to the mark and also a decrease in the waiting times for elective surgery has been observed.

However, the Opposition has lashed out at the NSW and uproar has been witnessed in the NSW Parliament pertaining to the hospital waiting lists. The Opposition claims that the current Government was intentionally hiding the figures as it would reflect the incapability of the Government. It claims that the figures were not accurate and that the surgery waiting lists were not included in the report in order to hide the deterioration in the condition of the NSW hospitals.

Lashing out, Opposition Health Spokeswoman Jillian Skinner divulged to the reporters in Sydney, "I believe it's because the government is too embarrassed to let the public know exactly how many people are waiting for surgery. The figures clearly show Labor failing to drive down waiting lists".

She also accused the Government of trying to evade the analysis of the media on the report.

However, all the accusations have been rebuffed by a Spokesman for Ms. Tebbutt.