Waiting Times

This dataset reports data on waiting times for selected elective surgeries (by ICD-9-CM).

Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment includes the time elapsed for patients on the non-emergency (elective) surgery waiting list from the date they were added to the waiting list for the procedure (following specialist assessment) to the date they were admitted for treatment.

Waiting times of patients on the list includes the time elapsed for patients on the non-emergency (elective) surgery waiting list from the date they were added to the waiting list for the procedure (following specialist assessment) to a designated census date.

Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.