Average wait times for tests and results (weeks)
| Australia | Canada | Denmark | Norway | Sweden | UK | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | Victoria | British Columbia | Manitoba | Ontario | England | Northern Ireland | Wales | ||||
| X-ray | |||||||||||
| Test | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.95 | 1.37 | 1.43 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 0.82 |
| Result | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.57 | 0.79 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 1.03 | 1.36 | 1.28 |
| Total wait | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.11 | 1.74 | 2.06 | 2.10 | 1.82 | 2.27 | 2.10 |
| 95% CI | 1.00 to 1.12 | 1.03 to 1.13 | 1.17 to 1.37 | 1.15 to 1.32 | 1.08 to 1.13 | 1.62 to 1.86 | 1.91 to 2.21 | 1.88 to 2.33 | 1.68 to 1.95 | 2.01 to 2.52 | 1.94 to 2.25 |
| CT | |||||||||||
| Test | 0.81 | 0.82 | 4.29 | 4.13 | 3.01 | 2.65 | 3.30 | 4.07 | 3.50 | 5.55 | 5.38 |
| Result | 0.52 | 0.52 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.78 | 0.98 | 0.85 | 1.02 | 1.39 | 1.77 | 1.44 |
| Total wait | 1.33 | 1.34 | 5.31 | 5.09 | 3.79 | 3.63 | 4.15 | 5.09 | 4.89 | 7.32 | 6.82 |
| 95% CI | 1.24 to 1.42 | 1.24 to 1.44 | 4.87 to 5.75 | 4.69 to 5.49 | 3.59 to 3.68 | 3.33 to 3.93 | 3.88 to 4.43 | 4.60 to 5.57 | 4.60 to 5.18 | 6.57 to 8.07 | 6.35 to 7.29 |
| MRI | |||||||||||
| Test | 2.39 | 2.76 | 12.36 | 9.10 | 6.05 | 5.06 | 6.13 | 6.16 | 4.73 | 9.04 | 8.37 |
| Result | 0.60 | 0.56 | 1.39 | 1.36 | 0.88 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.24 | 1.52 | 2.55 | 1.56 |
| Total wait | 2.99 | 3.32 | 13.75 | 10.46 | 6.93 | 6.18 | 7.18 | 7.40 | 6.25 | 11.60 | 9.93 |
| 95% CI | 2.64 to 3.34 | 2.84 to 3.80 | 13.12 to 14.38 | 9.82 to 11.09 | 6.61 to 7.25 | 5.66 to 6.69 | 6.72 to 7.63 | 6.73 to 8.06 | 5.90 to 6.60 | 10.63 to 12.57 | 8.32 to 30.55 |
| Ultrasound | |||||||||||
| Test | 1.11 | 1.26 | 4.30 | 5.88 | 1.80 | 2.71 | 3.99 | 3.76 | 3.73 | 6.38 | 6.08 |
| Result | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.88 | 1.04 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.93 | 1.19 | 1.62 | 1.31 |
| Total wait | 1.63 | 1.79 | 5.18 | 6.92 | 2.46 | 3.55 | 4.77 | 4.69 | 4.93 | 8.00 | 7.39 |
| 95% CI | 1.50 to 1.76 | 1.56 to 2.02 | 4.71 to 5.66 | 6.36 to 7.48 | 2.32 to 2.59 | 3.23 to 3.88 | 4.39 to 5.14 | 4.25 to 5.13 | 4.64 to 5.21 | 7.35 to 8.66 | 6.90 to 7.88 |
| Upper GI endoscopy | |||||||||||
| Test | 5.56 | 5.11 | 9.05 | 9.35 | 6.01 | 2.45 | 5.95 | 4.71 | 3.99 | 8.37 | 8.17 |
| Result | 1.38 | 0.83 | 1.49 | 1.82 | 1.36 | 0.77 | 0.95 | 1.46 | 1.35 | 1.58 | 1.67 |
| Total wait | 6.94 | 5.94 | 10.54 | 11.17 | 7.37 | 3.22 | 6.90 | 6.17 | 5.34 | 9.95 | 9.84 |
| 95% CI | 6.35 to 7.53 | 5.24 to 6.64 | 9.85 to 11.72 | 10.49 to 11.84 | 1.03 to 7.72 | 2.97 to 3.47 | 6.45 to 7.35 | 5.63 to 6.72 | 5.02 to 5.66 | 9.16 to 10.74 | 9.18 to 10.50 |
| Flexi sigmoidoscopy | |||||||||||
| Test | 5.26 | 5.06 | 9.19 | 9.01 | 5.79 | 2.39 | 6.28 | 5.55 | 4.15 | 8.21 | 8.20 |
| Result | 1.38 | 0.87 | 1.55 | 1.91 | 1.34 | 0.76 | 0.94 | 1.54 | 1.46 | 2.04 | 1.66 |
| Total wait | 6.64 | 5.93 | 10.74 | 10.91 | 7.14 | 3.15 | 7.22 | 7.09 | 5.61 | 10.25 | 9.86 |
| 95% CI | 6.06 to 7.22 | 5.21 to 6.65 | 10.03 to 11.44 | 10.20 to 11.63 | 6.75 to 7.48 | 2.89 to 3.41 | 6.76 to 7.65 | 6.53 to 7.65 | 5.26 to 5.95 | 9.35 to 11.15 | 9.21 to 10.50 |
| Colonoscopy | |||||||||||
| Test | 5.78 | 5.36 | 10.48 | 10.16 | 6.70 | 2.51 | 6.69 | 6.25 | 4.15 | 8.69 | 9.06 |
| Result | 1.38 | 0.84 | 9.61 | 1.91 | 1.37 | 0.78 | 0.98 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 2.00 | 1.70 |
| Total wait | 7.16 | 6.20 | 20.09 | 12.07 | 8.08 | 3.29 | 7.67 | 7.79 | 5.71 | 10.69 | 10.76 |
| 95% CI | 6.54 to 7.78 | 5.49 to 6.91 | 19.13 to 21.06 | 11.38 to 12.75 | 7.72 to 8.43 | 3.01 to 3.58 | 7.20 to 8.13 | 7.16 to 8.41 | 5.33 to 6.08 | 9.80 to 11.58 | 10.08 to 11.44 |
| Average wait time between a referral and first specialist appointment (days) | |||||||||||
| 95% CI | Not available | Not available | 15.44 | 19.21 | 15.05 | 4.90 | 13.70 | 14.50 | 10.09 | 13.53 | 18.05 |
| Not available | Not available | 14.10 to 16.78 | 17.56 to 20.87 | 14.25 to 15.85 | 4.78 to 5.32 | 12.72 to 14.68 | 13.32 to 15.68 | 9.91 to 10.28 | 12.62 to 14.44 | 16.75 to 19.35 | |