Health Sciences 3400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Neurology, Plastic Surgery, Ontario Health Insurance Plan
10 Apr 2018
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56% in canada wait longer then a month. In 2016, wait times for medically necessary treatment has increased from 18. 3 weeks in. 2015, to 20 weeks (from gp referral to specialist treatment) From consultation treatment: 10. 6 weeks still longer then what doctors think should be increase by 115% increase in some provinces in wait times and a decrease in wait times in pei, new. Brunswick and nova scotia shortest wait is 7. 2 week sin on and longest is 17. 1 weeks in nova scotia to see a specialist. There is a signi cant variation in wait times between provinces/territories. Geographic disparity: ontario has shortest total wait by province, while new brunswick has the longest, highest percentage of population in nova scotia waiting for treatment. Wait times by speciality: while the median wait from gp treatment was 20 weeks Treatment by a neurologist: 46. 9 weeks (up 19. 3 weeks from previous year) Loss of wages = economic loss to patient and economy.
