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Nova Scotians wait over 500 ‘painful’ days for surgery consultations

CBC 28 Aug

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Nova Scotians wait over 500 ‘painful’ days for surgery consultations — Sources: CBC

When the consultation and surgery wait times are combined, the total waits for hip and knee replacements in Nova Scotia are longer than they were a decade ago. In 2015, Nova Scotians could expect a total median wait of 265 days for a hip replacement — in 2025, it was 292 days.

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