Most patients overestimated how long they had had to wait to see a doctor.

许多病人都过高地估计了需要等待看医生看病的时间。

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The point is you shouldn't have to wait so long to see a doctor.

关键是不该等那么长时间才看病。

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Some wearing traditional long black abaya, others clad in jeans and T-shirts, wait to see a female doctor.

有些身着传统的黑色长袍，另外一部分人则穿着牛仔裤和T恤衫，等待女性医生接诊。

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For patients in need of services covered by Medicare, the typical wait to see a doctor was two or three weeks, and the appointments were made by answering machine.

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Not long ago, falling sick usually meant a visit to a government facility - often with an interminable wait to see a doctor, a brief examination and a swift exit through the door with a bag of unspecified tablets.

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Dr Chisholm warned that government reforms - including a maximum 48 hour wait to see a family doctor - would be impossible to deliver unless more GPs were recruited and more funds made available.

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