Waitlists


The management of waitlists particularly in the Health sector causes individuals to suffer from pain, economic loss and has an impact on the countries productivity


The status of this issue is Defined

Initiatives associated to the issue:


Topics associated to the issue:

Health - Hospitals

creates pressure on hospital resources

Economy - Mental health

Creates anxiety and other related issues

Health - Cancer

Allows Cancer to develop resulting in poorer outcomes

Health - Heart Disease

Allows Heart Disease to develop

Health - Diagnostics

Can impact poor diagnosis

Health - Health Insurance

Can be a challenge getting an operation

Health - Mental health

Creates Anxiety and other disorders

Health - Pandemic

Risk of spreading and managing

Health - Natural Health

Delays in getting diagnosis limits abilities to try other treatments

Health - Alternative Medicine

Delays in getting diagnosis limits abilities to try other treatments

Health - Personalised Treatment

Limited ability to offer personalised treatments

Health - Leading Treatments

Waiting for the approval of a treatment or medicine can result in lower life expectancy

Housing - Homelessness

Doesn't address homelessness

Housing - Affordable Housing

Waiting for housing has all sorts of impacts in other areas such as health

Housing - Mental health

Creates major stress and anxiety particularly for vulnerable families

Justice - Victim Impact

delays in justice impacts a victims ability to move on

Justice - Restorative Justice

delays in starting restoritive justice impacts victims and perpetrators alike

Justice - Mental health

Impacts victims mental health

Social Welfare - Mental health

results in more people on sickness benefits

Employment - Mental health

Waiting for treatment has an impact on employability

Leisure - Mental health

Inability to partake in leisure activitities such as walking impacts mental health

Leisure - Physical Wellbeing

Delays in treatment impacts ability to keep well physically