title: The pivotal role of critical care and surgical efficiencies in supporting Ontario's Wait Time Strategy: Part 3.
abstract: As part of its Wait Time Strategy, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care provided significant amounts of money to perform more cases with the understanding that improving access by reducing wait times is not just a matter of increasing funding. Rather, fundamental system and practice change is required to sustain improvements in the long term.
authors.affiliation: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
authors.forename: Joann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trypuc
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: MacLeod
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D009864:Ontario; D014850:Waiting Lists