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    GOLDSTEIN: Die medizinischen Wartezeiten in Kanada sind jetzt die längsten, die jemals gemessen wurden


    GOLDSTEIN: Die medizinischen Wartezeiten in Kanada sind jetzt die längsten, die jemals gemessen wurden

    https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-medical-wait-times-in-canada-are-now-the-longest-ever-recorded

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    1. FancyNewMe on

      In Brief:

      * Medical wait times for patients seeking treatment across Canada are now the longest on record, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute.
      * The annual study, which surveyed physicians across 12 medical specialties in 10 provinces, found **that the median wait time for patients this year was 30 weeks from referral by a general practitioner, to consultation with a specialist, to treatment.**
      * That’s an increase from 27.7 weeks in 2023 and is 222% longer than the 9.3 weeks recorded in 1993, the first year the think tank began tracking data on medical wait times.
      * “While most Canadians understand that wait times are a major problem, we’ve now reached an unprecedented and unfortunate milestone for delayed access to care,” said Bacchus Barua, co-author of the study.

    3. OrganicBell1885 on

      And it will get much worse.

      They have not kept pace in building and hiring people with the exploding population

    4. FactorOk7889 on

      Bring in more people, it will somehow fix the problem or something.

    5. AllUrUpsAreBelong2Us on

      Step 1: Ignore the experts and induce them into apathy
      Step 2: Overburden the system
      Step 3: Claim only that only a private solution has the answers

      This is intentional.

    6. Bbooya on

      Thanks Liberal and NDP for bringing us privatized medicine, ( by being so incompetent)

    7. nim_opet on

      If only the provinces responsible for the provision of health care actually spent the money meant for healthcare instead of outsourcing nursing services to private contractors that happen to be their donors…

    9. duchovny on

      Liberals don’t care about the health of Canadians so they’ll continue adding to the problem. They want us poor and sick.

    11. jinnnnnemu on

      Half of the folks are there with Colds and Flu. Go home take cold flu meds and stop wasting doctors time

    12. samjak on

      The important thing is that we aren’t America, right? We have free healthcare, right? 

    13. saksents on

      We need a functional system.

      The whole, pay taxes for public care but then die on a waitlist when you need the service you paid for isn’t going to pan out well long term.

    14. skunky_pants on

      Well once little PP gets elected and Dr’s can start refusing care based on religion, maybe things will speed up a bit? Maybe that’s why he wants to do that.

    16. Strong_Payment7359 on

      Thank you Justin Trudeau! Putting canadians in last place!

    17. Tribe303 on

      Um.. I’m pretty sure healthcare is a Provincial jurisdiction. What government is on your healthcard?

      But sure.. Fuck that Trudeau guy for this, eh?

      /s

      FFS!

    18. mightyboink on

      Well done provinces.

      Oh wait, that’s by design so we can claim privatizing it is the solution. Anyone want to be a healthcare CEO right now?

    19. PicoRascar on

      Quality of care is also dropping now. I know two doctors and both complain they can’t keep up with demand so they’re forced to rush appointments. One of them only allows one issue per appointment so if you have two medical problems, you’ll need two appointments. I mentioned that makes things worse because it’s less efficient but she countered that it wasn’t about solving the systems problems, it’s simply about seeing as many people as she can.

      It’s nuts and there is absolutely no relief on the horizon. It’s only going to get worse.

    20. rune_74 on

      Unfortunately this is also a symptom of immigration. When you go to an emergency room it takes ridiculous amounts of time due to language barriers to provide medical services to families that do not speak one of the two official languages. What can you do about this? Not much.

    21. Ill_Organization2849 on

      All those in Ontario who voted for Doug Ford, please take notice. Provinces are responsible for health care spending, and Ford has helped gut the public healthcare system by withholding billions in funding. I urge you to please look into what is being done to our province under Ford’s care (or lack there of) and please vote differently in the next election.

    22. Whiskey_River_73 on

      It was an issue previously, and importing record immigration burden on an already strained system is just another effect of asinine Trudeau Liberal immigration policy.

    23. JasonAnarchy on

      The provinces (who are responsible for healthcare) should stop “starving the beast” and actually invest in it.

    24. JohnDorian0506 on

      My personal experience to get a surgical consult I need to wait 6-12 months. The reason for this are reckless immigration policies of the current federal government responsible for immigration.

    25. ultramisc29 on

      This is what sabotage by neoliberalism-conservatism does. They starve the beast in order to make privatization seem like the alternative.

    26. sparki555 on

      Healthcare wait times are at an all-time high, but Trudeau and Freeland have a plan that’s sure to knock your socks off (or at least distract you long enough to forget you’ve been waiting six months for a CT scan).

      Forget funding, forget doctors, that’s old-school thinking. Instead, Freeland has introduced her genius concept for fixing the system, we’re just gonna vibe our way out of this mess.

      Show up to the ER with a broken leg, and instead of a doctor, there’s Justin Trudeau, sitting cross-legged, handing you a scented candle and saying, “The real cure is inside you.” Meanwhile, Freeland’s in the corner leading a drum circle to manifest universal health.

      Honestly, at this rate, the government hotline is just going to forward you to Spotify for a healing playlist.

    29. InternationalFig400 on

      Doug Ford and other premiers purposely burning the system down to make way for privatization while America seethes at ITS private health care insurance providers, anyone?

    30. Responsible_Oil_5811 on

      An uncle of a friend slipped on the ice and had a concussion. He had short term memory loss and was sent home from the ER without a CAT scan.

    32. useful_tool30 on

      Recently, I got a dermatologist referral for one year out. Thankfully, I’m self-employed and wfh and can be put on a wait list. Cancelation came, and I was able to get in in under two weeks.

      4+ months for ENT referral.

      8 months for MRI

      On the flip side, had someone recently be diagnosed with cancer and with lots of calling, begging and pushing, from initially finding the mass to surgery was 3-4 weeks. Thats inclusive of consults and imaging. Was very happy with the care provided and they do triage cases that require immediate intervention to the top of the list. Specialists specifically leave appointments open for such cases.

      You really have to actively push your case through the system and try and speak to people directly in the decision-making positions, or else you’re at the mercy of the general scheduling and triage guidelines.

    33. Bend-It-Like-Bakunin on

      Why is it being reported as opinion, not fact?

      ‘…according to a new report by the Fraser Institute.’

      Ahh, ok.

    34. Alternative-End-8888 on

      Not enough of the foreign students and temporary Canadians are practicing doctors ?!?

      WOW Trudeau policy is doing wonders…

    35. saltlyspringnuts on

      It’s absolutely nuts, also who tf runs lifelabs… they need an overhaul.

    36. Mammoth-Example-8608 on

      Solution bring in more immigrants that should fix the issue😂

    37. Own_Truth_36 on

      Ya but dental for 4% of the population while the people that pay for it die on wait lists.

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