In 2024, the clinically reasonable waiting time for a patient to receive treatment after an appointment with a specialist was 8.6 weeks in Canada. However, the actual waiting time was 15 weeks. The discrepancy between clinically reasonable and actual wait times was highest in 2003, with 4.8 weeks, and now recently in 2022 with 6.7 weeks. The difference between actual and reasonable wait time varied by specialty, with urgent treatments and cancer therapy having the lowest wait times.
Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2024 in Canada
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Fraser Institute. (December 11, 2024). Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2024 in Canada [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
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Fraser Institute. (2024). Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2024 in Canada. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. "Comparison of Actual versus Clinically Reasonable Median Waiting times between An Appointment with a Specialist and Treatment from 1994 to 2024 in Canada." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
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