A survey recently went out to one million households through newspapers, flyers and the mail, asking people if they've been on waiting lists and how it's affected their lives. The wait for health care is getting longer.
Doctors fear long waiting times are putting patients at serious risk.
And they believe the situation is getting worse. We have a goal of timely access to quality health care. The survey was also in physicians' offices and on the Internet. But Alberta Health was not impressed with the survey. And many waiting times for key procedures have gone down in the same period.