NHS waiting times longest compared to other western nations

Last updated at 21:55 31 October 2007


患者s on the NHS still 直面する the longest waiting times of seven western nations, によれば a 調査する.

The 熟考する／考慮する also 設立する Britons are the least 確信して about the 基準 of care 利用できる 同様に as their ability to get 接近 to the best 麻薬s.

On 最高の，を越す of this, they have の中で the poorest 接近 to family doctors out of hours.

Fifteen per cent of 患者s have to wait longer than six months for 治療, によれば the 調査する of healthcare systems in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.

Only 40 per cent were 扱う／治療するd within a month - the worst apart from Canada.

"In most countries, waits of a year or more were rare. In Canada and the UK though, 8 per cent 報告（する）／憶測d waiting that long," said the 報告（する）／憶測.

Some 27 per cent of British 患者s said they were "not very" or "not at all" 確信して of receiving 安全な and highquality care - compared to just 5 per cent in the Netherlands.

And 26 per cent said they were not 確信して the NHS gave them 接近 to the most 効果的な 麻薬s.

In England and むちの跡s many 麻薬s are 辞退するd by the 国家の 学校／設ける for Health and 臨床の Excellence.

接近 to specialist doctors was worst in the UK, with 60 per cent of 患者s 説 they had seen no one other than their GP in the past year - compared to 31 per cent of Germans.

The 質 GP services is also の中で the worst of those 調査するd, the 連邦／共和国 基金 投票 設立する. Britons have almost worst 接近 to family doctors out of hours - 39 per cent say they cannot see their GP before 8.30am, after 6pm or at 週末s. Only Canada fared worse.

Doctors are least likely to know about 患者s' 医療の histories, and spend the least 量 of time with 患者s.

"Canada, the UK and the U.S. stand out with more than one in three 説 their doctor is not 利用できる outside the nine-to-five work day."

However, the UK was 賞賛するd for having the most 包括的な 医療の care system, with few costs to 患者s compared to other countries.

The Department of Health said by the end of next year, no one would wait longer than 18 weeks for 治療. NICE had 改訂するd its 手続きs to 許す faster 接近 to 麻薬s, it 追加するd.

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