My wife has just received an appointment to the gastroenterology outpatients department at Mater Dei Hospital for August 31, 2015!
That means 13 months of waiting time for the start of an investigation that could potentially flag a serious health problem.
Is this the way patients are being subtly pushed to seek private consultation with one of the hospital consultants?
I know a lot of work is being done to shorten waiting lists, with a good dose of success in several areas.
But in this case, it certainly is not good enough yet.