Baume P E
School of Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney.
Med J Aust. 1995 Jun 19;162(12):648-9. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb126052.x.
To determine the waiting times for non-urgent appointments with specialist medical practitioners in private practice.
A telephone survey of specialists selected randomly by the Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health was conducted. The waiting times for non-urgent appointments were measured, and the results were grouped by specialty and analysed.
Waiting times to see various physicians and surgeons did not differ substantially. There were significantly longer (P < 0.002) waiting times for urological surgeons (median, 25.5 days) and for women obstetricians and gynaecologists (median, 40 days) than for other specialists.
The average waiting time to see a specialist surgeon or physician for a non-urgent condition in private practice is acceptable by current community standards. However, the longer waiting times suggest that there are too few urologists and women obstetricians and gynaecologists.
确定在私人诊所预约专科医生进行非紧急诊疗的等待时间。
对由联邦人类服务与卫生部随机挑选的专科医生进行电话调查。测量非紧急预约的等待时间，并按专科分类结果进行分析。
看不同内科医生和外科医生的等待时间差异不大。泌尿外科医生（中位数为25.5天）以及妇产科女医生（中位数为40天）的等待时间显著长于其他专科医生（P < 0.002）。
按照当前社区标准，在私人诊所预约专科外科医生或内科医生进行非紧急诊疗的平均等待时间是可以接受的。然而，较长的等待时间表明泌尿外科医生以及妇产科医生数量过少。
