A new poll says long wait times lead half of Canadians to avoid seeing a doctor or going to the hospital.

A new poll says long wait times lead half of Canadians to avoid seeing a doctor or going to the hospital.

The poll was conducted by Léger and commissioned by right-leaning think-tanks the Montreal Economic Institute, SecondStreet.org, and the Canadian Constitution Foundation.

The percentage of respondents who say they avoid consulting doctors because of wait times is highest among women, people over 55 and Quebecers.

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
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    6 days ago

    yeah and if your not going to the doctor because of wait times Im guessing whatever you have much not be that big a concern. I remember being in the us at one when I was a kid and it was super crowded and a guy was waiting with his arm all wrapped up in a bloody towel do to a chainsaw accident. He was not wild about the wait but was not going to call it quits.