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Long waiting times in healthcare lead to patients becoming sicker and requiring more time in the hospital.

HealthcareWorkforce IssuesApr 20, 2026score 0.272 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the impact of long waiting times in healthcare, leading to sicker patients and the need for urgent care. It also mentions the challenges of inexperienced staff replacing experienced ones. The posts include personal anecdotes about visiting Angkor Wat, which seems unrelated to the main topic.

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Long waiting times in healthcare lead to patients becoming sicker and requiring more time in the hospital.
Parent: HealthcareEntity: Healthcare SystemImpact: negativeDate: Apr 20, 2026Target: Long waiting times in healthcare
The departure of experienced healthcare staff and the replacement by inexperienced personnel negatively affects the quality of care.
Parent: Workforce IssuesEntity: Healthcare StaffImpact: negativeDate: Apr 20, 2026Target: Experienced healthcare staff leaving and inexperienced replacements

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Long waits make for sicker patients. Sicker patients need more time in hospital. Our health system needs urgent care | Ranjana Srivastava www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/21/hospitals-doctors-waiting-times-patients-health When experienced staff leave, the inexperienced people who replace them need years to gain confidenceVisiting the magnificent Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, my elderly dad resolutely navigated the steep stairs as I held my breath. My mother, less mobile…
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Long waits make for sicker patients. Sicker patients need more time in hospital. Our health system needs urgent care | Ranjana Srivastava www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/21/hospitals-doctors-waiting-times-patients-health When experienced staff leave, the inexperienced people who replace them need years to gain confidenceVisiting the magnificent Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, my elderly dad resolutely navigated the steep stairs as I held my breath. My mother, less mobile…
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Long waits make for sicker patients. Sicker patients need more time in hospital. Our health system needs urgent care | Ranjana Srivastava Visiting the magnificent Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, my elderly dad resolutely navigated the steep stairs as I… #NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #CA #Canada #Health https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/617040/
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