N.S. emergency department wait times 'unacceptable,' NDP says

“Nova Scotians deserve timely access to care and it’s disappointing that the Houston government has been unable to move the needle on emergency wait times,” Opposition Leader Claudia Chender said in a news release.

A total of 52,521 patients, or 10 per cent of patients who visited Nova Scotia Health-run emergency departments, left without being seen by a clinician during the period of April 1, 2023, to March 21, 2024, according to the Annual Accountability Report on Emergency Departments.

During the same time frame, 2,080 patients, or five per per cent of patients, left the IWK emergency department without being seen by a clinician.

“This is something that the Standing Committee on Health could be discussing today, but unfortunately, the Houston government is continuing their pattern of secrecy by refusing to establish committees and answer questions about their decisions,” Chender said.

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