Shorter wait times and better patient care are important to Nova Scotians. This website will provide patients and health care professionals with easy access to wait time information that will help them choose the right care at the right time close to home.
The Department of Health and health care professionals worked to develop a way to collect and report wait times that are reliable and comparable from place to place.
Having this information gives us the evidence we need to make sound, effective decisions to address bottlenecks in the health system.
And sharing this information lets us be accountable and transparent.
Sharing this information also gives Nova Scotians the opportunity to participate more in their care by talking with their doctors or nurse practitioners to see if receiving care in a different location with a shorter wait is an option for them.
We all have a role to play to make sure that patients get timely access to better health care. It is a shared responsibility between government, district health authorities, healthcare providers and Nova Scotians.
I look forward to our continued partnership as we work together to build a better more responsive health system -- one with better access to tests, treatment, and services as close to home as possible.
Maureen MacDonald
Minister of Health