In 2023, the clinically reasonable waiting time for a patient to receive treatment after an appointment with a specialist was 8.5 weeks in Canada, however the actual waiting time was 13.1 weeks. The discrepancy between clinically reasonable and actual wait times was highest in 2003 and now recently in 2021 and 2022 but has decreased slightly in 2023.
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Fraser Institute. (December 7, 2023). Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2023 in Canada [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from 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 2023 in Canada." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. (2023). Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2023 in Canada. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 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 2023 in Canada." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, 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 2023 in Canada Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2023 in Canada [Graph], Fraser Institute, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/