Did you know that more than one in ten patients who need to see a specialist in the United Kingdom (UK) wait longer than a year to get an appointment? Or that in Slovenia, patients face a wait of nearly two years — 667 days — just for a hip replacement?
The figures come from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Health at a Glance 2025 report, showing one of Europe's most pressing public health policy challenges: waiting times.
