VANCOUVER — A family doctor who works in British Columbia and Alberta says patients who don’t get the care they need before ending up in overburdened emergency…
Dr. Carllin Man said sicker patients without a family physician tend to return to ERs where burnt-out doctors and nurses put in longer and longer hours as colleagues leave the profession.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Man said it’s time that governments across Canada listened to the concerns of patients and those who look after them. B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said the extra cash is needed as the province tackles nursing and doctor shortages, improved access to digital health care, as well as mental health and substance-use services related to the toxic drug crisis.Article content
They are also calling for a Canada-wide strategy to gather data on the workforce, allow doctors to more easily be licensed wherever in the country they are most needed, and to improve access to primary care and virtual visits. Dr. Alika Lafontaine, president of the Canadian Medical Association, said the collapse of primary care is spilling into other parts of hospitals beyond ERs, as well as long-term care, due to cost-cutting.
Lafontaine said he is hoping the meeting of health ministers results in collaboration across Canada “because the crises are too big for any one jurisdiction. If we don’t act, all of our systems will continue to deteriorate. And I think the impetus for action is now because of how severely patients are suffering.”
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