Appendix 2: A Comparison of “Waiting Your Turn” Figures With Nova Scotia Department
of Health Data, 1993 to 1996 (Average Weeks Waited are Compared)*

By Specialty

“Waiting Your Turn”
1993

Depart--
ment of Health
Fiscal 1992--1993

Differ--
ence

“Waiting Your Turn”
1994

Depart--
ment of Health
Fiscal 1993--1994

Differ--
ence

“Waiting Your Turn”
1995

Depart--
ment of Health
Fiscal 1994--1995

Differ--
ence

“Waiting Your Turn”
1996

Depart--
ment of Health
Fiscal 1995--1996

Differ--
ence

Plastic Surgery

36.2

11.4

216.4%

35.2

11.9

196.7%

31.0

11.7

164.8%

22.0

10.1

116.9%

Gynaecology

5.9

9.7

--39.4%

7.0

10.3

--31.5%

5.9

9.7

--38.9%

8.2

9.4

--12.5%

Ophthalmology

11.2

15.4

--27.2%

10.7

15.4

--30.9%

8.6

14.3

--39.6%

6.8

15.1

--54.8%

Otolaryngology

9.0

8.1

10.7%

11.7

7.9

48.6%

16.8

8.7

92.5%

9.4

8.6

9.4%

General Surgery

3.1

7.7

--60.0%

3.4

7.7

--55.8%

3.2

6.9

--53.8%

3.1

6.1

--50.3%

Neurosurgery

4.6

7.6

--38.9%

4.5

5.7

--21.3%

4.6

7.4

--37.7%

4.7

12.9

--63.6%

Orthopaedic Surgery

15.7

15.3

2.4%

28.9

17.3

67.0%

14.7

16.1

--8.8%

13.1

14.6

--10.3%

Urology

5.6

9.4

--41.0%

4.5

7.7

--42.1%

6.4

7.1

--10.3%

3.8

8.0

--52.3%

By Selected Procedures

“Waiting Your Turn”
1993

Depart--
ment of Health
Fiscal 1992--1993

Differ--
ence

“Waiting Your Turn”
1994

Depart--
ment of Health
Fiscal 1993--1994

Differ--
ence

“Waiting Your Turn”
1995

Depart--
ment of Health
Fiscal 1994--1995

Differ--
ence

“Waiting Your Turn”
1996

Depart--
ment of Health
Fiscal 1995--1996

Differ--
ence

Reduction Mammoplasty

100.0

33.3

200.4%

51.3

37.9

35.5%

98.0

41.7

134.9%

50.5

32.6

55.0%

Dilatation and Curettage

4.6

7.3

--36.9%

5.2

6.9

--24.2%

4.7

6.3

--25.2%

5.7

6.4

--11.3%

Hysterectomy

10.0

9.5

5.3%

8.9

9.5

--6.3%

6.3

8.0

--21.3%

8.0

7.9

1.8%

Laparoscopy

6.1

9.4

--35.3%

7.6

9.0

--15.6%

5.4

7.3

--25.9%

7.2

7.9

--8.4%

Cataract Extraction

15.6

15.9

--1.6%

17.4

16.3

6.8%

11.9

15.9

--25.0%

12.1

17.3

--30.0%

Tympanoplasty

14.5

13.9

4.6%

9.3

10.1

--7.7%

11.9

10.9

9.6%

14.1

11.3

24.9%

Tonsils and/or Adenoids

16.6

10.9

52.9%

21.6

11.0

96.4%

16.4

12.0

36.7%

16.9

11.6

45.2%

Rhinoplasty/
Septal Surgery

25.6

13.9

84.7%

19.5

14.1

37.9%

16.3

15.1

8.2%

23.3

15.0

55.3%

Hernia/
Hydrocele

4.7

9.5

--50.3%

4.7

9.5

--50.3%

5.0

7.6

--34.2%

6.2

6.9

--10.0%

Cholecystectomy

4.5

7.6

--40.9%

5.0

7.0

--28.6%

4.9

8.4

--41.9%

5.2

10.1

--48.5%

Haemorrhoidec--
tomy

3.9

8.7

--55.2%

4.8

8.7

--44.9%

4.8

7.9

--38.9%

5.2

6.6

--20.9%

Breast Biopsy

2.0

4.0

--50.0%

2.1

4.4

--52.6%

2.4

4.1

--42.1%

1.6

4.4

--63.9%

Mastectomy (Lumpectomy)

1.7

3.4

--50.4%

2.0

3.7

--46.2%

2.0

2.4

--17.6%

1.5

1.7

 --12.5%

Disc Surgery/
Laminectomy

6.0

7.0

--14.3%

4.5

6.6

--31.5%

4.0

5.3

--24.3%

4.8

6.4

--25.3%

Arthroplasty (Hip, Knee, Etc.)

19.1

15.3

25.0%

30.3

18.5

63.6%

20.3

16.5

23.2%

19.9

15.8

25.9%

Arthroplasty (Interphalangeal)

12.8

22.0

--41.8%

31.5

21.7

45.1%

16.8

23.4

--28.3%

13.8

21.7

--36.4%

Prostatectomy

8.6

5.4

58.4%

5.3

6.4

--17.6%

7.3

6.6

11.1%

4.9

4.4

10.6%

Cystoscopy

8.4

10.7

--21.6%

7.8

7.9

--0.7%

5.8

7.6

--24.1%

4.9

6.9

--29.3%

*“Waiting Your Turn” data are rounded and Nova Scotia data were converted into weeks from days, therefore, the percent differences may not be exactly as written due to rounding.

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