VANCOUVER, B.C.:<\/strong> Patients in Nova Scotia had to wait on average 72 minutes to see a doctor at a walk-in clinic last year, which is 11 minutes shorter than in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, that is well above the national average, according to the latest data provided by Medimap, a Canadian tech company that matches patients with walk-in clinics, pharmacists and allied health professionals to simplify access to care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While wait-times were shorter than in 2022, the average wait time across the province was still higher than the national average at 68 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In Halifax the average wait time last year was 46 minutes, compared to 83 minutes in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”192″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNova Scotia is trying some really good things that are translating into some real improvements,\u201d said Thomas Jankowski, CEO of Medimap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI hope that Medimap can help to move some low acuity cases into surrounding community clinics and pharmacies to further unload emergency rooms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In comparison, British Columbia recorded the longest average wait times to see a doctor, with patients waiting 93 minutes, while patients in Ontario waited on average 59 minutes to see a doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Thomas-Jankowski-headshot.jpeg\")