Can J Surg, vol. 45, no. 5, October 2002 329 and the family are sitting across the busy
surgeon's desk. Also, patients, many of whom already feel disenfranchised from much health …

* Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.,† Professor
and Head, Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary. Chair of the Western Canada …

In the first of this two-part series, the authors define waiting lists, review the waiting list
situation in Canada, discuss factors affecting such lists, outline their desired characteristics …

Waiting lists and elective surgery: ordering the queue Page 1 MJA • Volume 192 Number 4 • 15
February 2010 217 VIEWPOINT The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025-729X 15 February …

Waiting lists, waiting times, weighting, waiting and more waiting... I have listened to enough
comments and read enough of the healthcare press to conclude not only that the debate …

by Donald HA Amoko, Robert E. Modrow and Joseph KH Tan n the second part of this
article, we first discuss the methodology used to evaluate and obtain informa-I tion about the …

To investigate the impact of a waiting list initiative on an ENT surgical waiting list, we have
evaluated the outcome of the Tayside ENT Waiting List Initiative. Four hundred and forty-five …

Aim This study describes changes in the general surgical waiting list over a 13-year period.
We have also attempted to define the factors affecting the size of the waiting list. Methods …

A study was conducted on a randomised sample (2006) of patients on waiting lists for
surgery in Victorian public hospitals with the largest lists. Information was obtained from the …

Objectives To determine the effects of cuts in surgical beds and operating lists upon the
waiting list. To evaluate the effects of the Waiting List Initiative upon the total number of …