In 2022, the median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada ranged from 16 to 58 weeks, by specialty. In that year, it took someone in need of neurosurgery an average of 45 weeks from the time they consulted a general practitioner to the time they consulted a specialist and over 13 weeks to receive treatment from a specialist.
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Fraser Institute. (December 8, 2022). Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2022, by specialty [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. "Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2022, by specialty." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. (2022). Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2022, by specialty. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. "Median Number of Weeks between Referral by a General Practitioner to Medical Treatment in Canada in 2022, by Specialty." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute, Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2022, by specialty Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2022, by specialty [Graph], Fraser Institute, December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/