Originally Posted by
littlefish 
Errrm: I am uninformed Dee! Sorry, I am not sure if Australia is a public health care system or not. Sweden is and that explains the long waits.
But despite the wait, I am grateful for the care I recieve.
I guess that brings another discussion into the mix: public or private help.
Haha Littlefish that's a dicey topic to bring up for us Americans who are having that on-going discussion and the discussion should be had. But to respect Kel and her post, I think that discussion would be best had on another board or forum.
From what I've read Australia has a mixed system with some public and some private, but perhaps Dee or Farie could explain better. Yarrow Place is funded by the Department of Health, so it's government-run, which could explain the lag in wait.