Thank you to the Minister for that. I’m not sure that is always the case. I know there are a number of people who have emergency situations or blood has appeared in their samples to suggest that an appointment should happen within three months, as the department indicated in the newspaper several weeks ago. There are delays that are far longer than that. Given that there is such an extensive wait list for colon cancer screening, how does the system, and Stanton specifically, ensure that residents are regularly updated as to the status of their appointment? That is one of the problems that people are experiencing, is that, first off, they don’t hear anything for months that they have an appointment or anything from Stanton. Then they hear that they’ve got an appointment in 18 months. Then they hear nothing. What is the process that Stanton has put in to ensure that our residents are regularly updated so that they don’t miss these appointments which cost us, as a system, money in the long run?
Glen Abernethy on Question 413-16(4): Colon Cancer Screening
In the Legislative Assembly on February 26th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 413-16(4): Colon Cancer Screening
Oral Questions
February 25th, 2010
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