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It has become fairly common knowledge that patients in Canada have to wait an inordinately
long time for access to health care. The Fraser Institute report from 2010, Waiting Your Turn …

Introduction The Canadian public and healthcare providers are concerned about access to
healthcare services and long waits for diagnostic tests and treatments. Opinion polls indicate …

Wait times for health care in Canada have lengthened considerably over the past two
decades. Across 12 major medical specialties, the estimated typical wait time has risen from …

The first set of evidence-based benchmarks for medically acceptable wait times, announced
in December 2005, were developed, in part, through a novel partnership between the …

The Need Wait times have long been top of mind for Canadians. We want to know that if and
when we or our loved ones need care, it will be there. Canadians are increasingly anxious …

Hospital waiting times are a perennial worry in Singapore. With an ageing population with
increasingly complex illnesses that require expensive and sophisticated care, being able to …

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1999 had waited, the retrospective method would be used. Alternatively, one could use the …

Today, healthcare providers are not only charged with providing high-quality evidence-
based care to improve patient outcomes, but also with completing quick patient visits due to …

The highest load of critical care in any hospital lies on its Emergency department. Any
patient in need of emergency care will first be taken in the Emergency ward and the time that …