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Katherine Harding

Melbourne
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Some patients wait 6 years to see a public hospital specialist. Here’s how to fix this

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By Katherine Harding
| Daily Bulletin AU Verified
ABC 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 (ENT) specialists and gastroenterologists. In parts of Tasmania, waits for ENT specialists, neurologists and urologists were almost five years.
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Some patients wait 6 years to see a public hospital specialist. Here’s how to fix this

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By Katherine Harding
| Inkl
In parts of Tasmania, waits for ENT specialists, neurologists and urologists were almost five years. Some families needing their child assessed for allergies waited more than five years. Some patients find their condition deteriorates as they wait. Others live with chronic pain. All live with uncertainty. In our past interviews patients described “becoming more anxious”, and feeling “forgotten” and “alone […] like no one cares”.
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Some patients wait 6 years to see a public hospital specialist. Here’s how to fix this

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By Katherine Harding
| Tolerance Canada
By Katherine Harding, Professor of Allied Health and Implementation Science, La Trobe University ABC 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 (ENT) specialists and gastroenterologists.
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