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Feb 19, 20232 min read

B.C.’s changes to prescription rules have reduced family doctor calls

Starting Jan. 1, pharmacies can prescribe medication for these conditions at no cost to patients The number of British Columbians getting...

Feb 18, 20232 min read

Raymond J. de Souza: What Canada can learn from the health crisis Down Under

Australia is predicting a nationwide shortage of approximately 11,000 family doctors by 2032 SYDNEY, Australia — “Medicare on life...

Feb 13, 20231 min read

Uncovering the real numbers behind who in Ontario lacks access to a family doctor

The number of Ontarians without a family doctor rose significantly during the first two years of the pandemic, according to the most...

Feb 12, 20231 min read

Manitoba offers extra cash to doctors who extend clinic hours, ups number of physician training seat

Province also announces physician mental health supports in latest effort to address doctor shortage The Manitoba government is hoping...

Feb 11, 20232 min read

Federal-Provincial Health Care Deal Fails Canadians

This blog has been updated to reflect that the fact that the offer from the federal government has been accepted by the provinces. Lots...

Feb 9, 20231 min read

Ontarians dropped by family doctors say they should've at least been notified

Patients left 'with nowhere to turn' amid long-running shortage of family physicians When Tarek Emara called his family doctor north of...