N.S. patients taken off doctor wait-list waiting months for appointment: opposition

NDP Leader Claudia Chender said she’s heard from people who have been taken off the list and offered primary care, only to be stuck in limbo waiting for the designated clinic to reach out to them.

"People are worried about being removed from the list and still not having the access to care they need," Chender said in an email Tuesday.

Liberal House leader Iain Rankin said last week he's heard the same thing, which he said makes him skeptical about the new wait-list numbers. "It's hard to know what's going on with that whole fiasco in the list," he said. 

Nova Scotia Health said it didn't know how many people are waiting for a clinic to contact them after they were offered a primary care provider. Neither Rankin nor Chender said how many constituents they believe are in that situation.

The NDP leader said it's worrying that the provincial government cannot provide a clear picture of how many Nova Scotians continue to wait for a family doctor or nurse practitioner. "We have no way of fully understanding if (these reports) are an accurate reflection of what's going on," Chender said.

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