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Originally Posted by MattLarson
I thought this was interesting:
"Waiting times had fallen. Almost half of patients were treated within 18 weeks of seeing a GP."
Of course, this means that more than half of patients wait more than 18 weeks for treatment after seeing a GP.
And this is supposed to be a system we should emulate?
No, thanks.
Matt
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18 weeks can mean death for a heart or cancer patient. When my dad failed a stress test and was found to have a major blockage, he had a seven bypass surgery the very next day!!!! I chewed him up one side and down the other for not telling the doctor of his symptoms earlier and explained to him that seven bypasses was highly unusual and even his doctor told him he shouldn't have been alive. Can you imagine waiting an additional 18 weeks???
Like you, Matt, NO THANKS!!!!