Faced with significant waiting times for MRI examinations, the previous government and the CNS had given the green light for the acquisition of four new MRIs and had positioned themselves for an expansion of the times available for examinations. What about today?
The deputy (LSAP) Mars Di Bartolomeo wanted to question the Minister of Health, Martine Deprez on the waiting times for MRI exams. Today, thanks to the increase in the number of devices available and easier online appointment booking, MRI exams have a shorter waiting time than in the past. The minister nevertheless notes that this deadline depends on the indication for the examination.
“Certain examinations must be scheduled with a delay of a few days, others with a delay of several weeks, for example in the case of traumatic pathologies (resorption of a hematoma, etc.) or for checks under treatment. Furthermore, the duration of the examination must also be taken into consideration, varying from 15 to 45 minutes depending on the organ examined and the indication,” she explains.
In addition, “urgent examinations are taken care of at each site in a timely manner and examinations for hospitalized patients are added daily to those of scheduled outpatients,” she adds.
The minister notes that between 2022 and 2023, a significant increase in the number of planned outpatient examinations has been observed, but this has no impact on waiting times. In addition, during this same period, the proportion of MRI examinations carried out beyond a period of 60 days remained stable.
More and more tests are being carried out
In her ministerial response, Martine Deprez revealed some figures on the number of MRI examinations carried out since the installation of the new devices. In 2019, 56,084 examinations were carried out. In 2023, there will be more than 86,000.
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