About 70 percent of Ontarians report waiting longer than three months to see a specialist or have a diagnostic test, according to a new survey.
The survey, conducted by Abacus Data, found that 70 percent of Ontario residents said they or someone they know had waited longer than three months to see a specialist or receive diagnostic care, including one-third who waited longer than six months.
The survey was funded by the Ontario College of Family Physicians, and the president of the college, Dr. Jobin Varughese, said that patients are being impacted while “waiting without answers.”
“Patients deserve a coordinated system that optimizes getting the right care at the right time, and family physicians want to help make that happen,” he said….