In 2023, the median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner GP to medical treatment in Canada amounted to 28 weeks but ranged from four to 52 weeks, by specialty. In that year, those waiting for plastic surgery and orthopedic surgery waited the longest, while patients needing radiation or medical oncology waited the shortest amount of time.
Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2023, by specialty
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Fraser Institute. (December 7, 2023). Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2023, by specialty [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. "Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2023, by specialty." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. (2023). Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2023, by specialty. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. "Median Number of Weeks between Referral by a General Practitioner to Medical Treatment in Canada in 2023, by Specialty." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute, Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2023, by specialty Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2023, by specialty [Graph], Fraser Institute, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/