Some patients wait 6 years to see a public hospital specialist. Here’s how to fix this
- Written by Katherine Harding, Professor of Allied Health and Implementation Science, La Trobe University
SDI Productions/Getty ImagesABC analysis shows some patients wait six years or more for outpatient medical appointments in Australia’s public hospital system.
According to the ABC, the delays are longest in parts of South Australia, where some patients waited more than six years to see a neurologist and 5.5 years to see ear, nose and throat...
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