The average waiting time for an
appointment for a specialist examination or test on the national
health service is 65 days, according to a study released Monday
by C.R.E.A. Sanità for the CGIL trade union.
This compares to an average wait of seven days at private
health facilities and six days via the 'intramoenia' system for
the private provision of health services at public facilities.
The public waiting times have increased by between 20 and 27
days in the three years between 2014 and 2017, according to the
study based on research in four regions, Lombardy, Veneto, Lazio
and Campania, which account for 26 million people, 44% of the
Italian population.
For example, the average wait for a public appointment with
an eye specialist went up to 88 days in 2017 from 61 in 2015.
The wait for an orthopedic examination has gone from 36 days
to 56.
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