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Are there really multi-year waiting lists to see a doctor in Canada? Specialists and new gp appts or all regular visits? Usually it's 2-6 mo for new patients (s
by daveguy 9y ago
Are there really multi-year waiting lists to see a doctor in Canada? Specialists and new gp appts or all regular visits? Usually it's 2-6 mo for new patients (specialist or popular gp) here in the US. I didn't think Canada was much worse than that.
- a3camero 9y agoNo. Many people are able to book visits with their family doctor (GP) on short notice (e.g. next week). Walk-in clinics are available and you can see a doctor within a couple hours, same-day, without an appointment (and without being registered beforehand, literally just walk in). These doctors are fully licensed. Although it's not easy to find a good doctor that you like, there are family doctors available for new patients even in busy cities like Toronto. Specialists might take a while to book (assuming it's not serious). Emergency rooms are always available (although you may have to wait a few hours if it's not really time-sensitive). Labs can be booked same day and may have a bit of a line up but you can get those for free too (for most types of tests).
- mistermann 9y agoIf you need to see a specialist for a medium or lower level issue, I think you may continuously get bumped I think? But a 6 month or longer wait is perfectly normal.