In 2022, patients had to wait an average of 10.9 weeks for a knee replacement. This much higher than the maximum acceptable waiting time, defined as four weeks. On the other hand, the wait time for a coronary angioplasty was on average 3.3 weeks.
Average waiting time for surgery or medical treatments in hospitals in the Netherlands in 2022, by type of treatment
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Waiting times refer to hospitals and independent treatment centers.
Healthcare providers and health insurers have made agreements about maximum acceptable waiting times in healthcare. These waiting times are called Treek norms. A Treek standard of 4 weeks applies to the diagnostic waiting times
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Volksgezondheidenzorg.info. (May 17, 2023). Average waiting time for surgery or medical treatments in hospitals in the Netherlands in 2022, by type of treatment (in weeks) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/979166/waiting-time-for-surgery-or-hospitalization-in-the-netherlands-by-treatment/
Volksgezondheidenzorg.info. "Average waiting time for surgery or medical treatments in hospitals in the Netherlands in 2022, by type of treatment (in weeks)." Chart. May 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979166/waiting-time-for-surgery-or-hospitalization-in-the-netherlands-by-treatment/
Volksgezondheidenzorg.info. (2023). Average waiting time for surgery or medical treatments in hospitals in the Netherlands in 2022, by type of treatment (in weeks). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979166/waiting-time-for-surgery-or-hospitalization-in-the-netherlands-by-treatment/
Volksgezondheidenzorg.info. "Average Waiting Time for Surgery or Medical Treatments in Hospitals in The Netherlands in 2022, by Type of Treatment (in Weeks)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979166/waiting-time-for-surgery-or-hospitalization-in-the-netherlands-by-treatment/
Volksgezondheidenzorg.info, Average waiting time for surgery or medical treatments in hospitals in the Netherlands in 2022, by type of treatment (in weeks) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979166/waiting-time-for-surgery-or-hospitalization-in-the-netherlands-by-treatment/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average waiting time for surgery or medical treatments in hospitals in the Netherlands in 2022, by type of treatment (in weeks) [Graph], Volksgezondheidenzorg.info, May 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/979166/waiting-time-for-surgery-or-hospitalization-in-the-netherlands-by-treatment/