Waiting lists

Are patients in your community registered on waiting lists (within or outside your community for any of the following:

	Yes	No	Do not know	No response
Total = 3385
Referral for specialist consultation	69%	11%	16%	4%
Diagnostic procedures (e.g. MRI)	75%	6%	15%	4%
Surgical or medical procedures	78%	6%	12%	4%

Are waiting lists maintained by any of the following: (those who answered "yes" to any of above)

	Yes	No	Do not know	No response
Total = 2843
Individual physicians	63%	11%	20%	6%
Individual institutions/facilities	72%	3%	19%	6%
Regional health authority	15%	18%	56%	12%
Provincial/territorial government/other body	10%	18%	60%	12%

	Yes	No	Do not know	No response
Total = 2843
Are waiting list data accessible in "real-time", e.g., is it possible to determine the position of a patient on the list on a given day?	18%	30%	49%	3%
Are there recommended guidelines as to appropriate waiting times?	11%	31%	54%	4%
Are there any processes in place to routinely monitor waiting lists?	12%	26%	58%	3%