In 2016, patients in Canada could expect to wait 20 weeks between GP referral and treatment.
wait for medical treatment
April 23, 2012
6:00PM
As those who have ever endured painful months, or even years, waiting for medically necessary treatment have discovered, all the new cash poured into Canadas health care system in recent years has made little difference.
Last month the Canadian Institute of Health Information [CIHI] released a report indicating that about 80 per cent of patients received treatment in priority clinical areas (cancer, heart, diagnostic imaging, joint replacement and sight restoration) within targeted benchmarks. But a closer examination suggests that it is certainly no reason for celebration.