Canberra emergency department wait times are the worst in the country, but the Health Minister says she'll fix it in nine months

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Canberra emergency department wait times are the worst in the country, but the Health Minister says she'll fix it in nine months
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Kathryn Harradine became distressed while waiting in the emergency department with her sick baby Andy.
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It took five hours for Kathryn Harradine's six-month-old son Andy to be treated for a lung infection at Canberra Hospital's emergency department.
Key points:
The ACT Health Minister wants 70 per cent of ED patients to be seen on time by October
A doctor is being trialled at ED triage points in a bid to improve patient flow

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