Health Sciences 3400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Orthopedic Surgery, Oncology, Ct Scan
10 Apr 2018
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The total wait time that patients face can be examined in two consecutive segments: from referral by a general practitioner to consultation with a specialist. The waiting time in this segment increased from 8. 5 weeks in 2015 to 9. 4 weeks this year: from the consultation with a specialist to the point at which the patient receives treatment. The waiting time in this segment increased from 9. 8 weeks in 2015 to. Total wait time can be examined in two consecutive segments: 2. from referral by a general practitioner to consultation with a specialist; from the consultation with a specialist to point at which patient receives treatment. The increase in total waiting time between 2015 and 2016 results from an increase in both the rst and second segments. The waiting time in the rst segment, from referral by a general practitioner to consultation with a specialist, has risen from 8. 5 weeks in 2015 to 9. 4 weeks in.
