Wait times in New Brunswick deplorable.
On October 18th the Fraser Institute released it’s report on Hospital wait times.(in this case meaning- waiting time between referral from a general practitioner and treatment) Very little surprise that New Brunswick is at the bottom of this list with some of the longest wait times in the country.(24.5 weeks) The only province that was worse than us was Saskatchewan, at 25.5 weeks, and to their credit they have actually improved a lot, as they are down 7.8 weeks from last study. On the other hand N.B. is actually getting worse. So much for the Lord government constantly telling us how well they are dealing with our healthcare situation.
Here is the Executive Summary from the study:
The Fraser Institute’s fifteenth annual waiting list survey found that Canada-wide waiting times for surgical and other therapeutic treatments fell slightly in 2005, making this the first reduction in the total wait for treatment measured in Canada since 1993. Total waiting time between referral from a general practitioner and treatment, averaged across all 12 specialties and 10 provinces surveyed, fell from 17.9 weeks in 2004 back to the 17.7 weeks last seen in 2003. This small nationwide improvement in access reflects waiting time decreases in 5 provinces, while concealing increases in waiting time in Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
Among the provinces, Ontario achieved the shortest total wait in 2005, 16.3 weeks, with Manitoba (16.6 weeks), and Alberta (16.8 weeks) next shortest. Saskatchewan, despite a dramatic 7.8 week reduction in the total wait time, exhibited the longest total wait, 25.5 weeks; the next longest waits were found in New Brunswick (24.5 Weeks) and Newfoundland (22.3 weeks).
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Now I actually do remember my political history, and remember how the McKenna liberals screwed with the healthcare, and cut, and slashed it. However, you’ll notice Bernard Lord and his tory government have done nothing to fix it. Indeed it continue’s to deteriorate. What’s your opinion??
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If reports with lots of charts and graph’s is your thing you can see the full report Here
Here is the Executive Summary from the study:
The Fraser Institute’s fifteenth annual waiting list survey found that Canada-wide waiting times for surgical and other therapeutic treatments fell slightly in 2005, making this the first reduction in the total wait for treatment measured in Canada since 1993. Total waiting time between referral from a general practitioner and treatment, averaged across all 12 specialties and 10 provinces surveyed, fell from 17.9 weeks in 2004 back to the 17.7 weeks last seen in 2003. This small nationwide improvement in access reflects waiting time decreases in 5 provinces, while concealing increases in waiting time in Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
Among the provinces, Ontario achieved the shortest total wait in 2005, 16.3 weeks, with Manitoba (16.6 weeks), and Alberta (16.8 weeks) next shortest. Saskatchewan, despite a dramatic 7.8 week reduction in the total wait time, exhibited the longest total wait, 25.5 weeks; the next longest waits were found in New Brunswick (24.5 Weeks) and Newfoundland (22.3 weeks).
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Now I actually do remember my political history, and remember how the McKenna liberals screwed with the healthcare, and cut, and slashed it. However, you’ll notice Bernard Lord and his tory government have done nothing to fix it. Indeed it continue’s to deteriorate. What’s your opinion??
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If reports with lots of charts and graph’s is your thing you can see the full report Here
