Family Doctor

• Canadians’ ease of access to primary care depends on where you live: survey

  The survey found though a majority of Canadians have primary care access, the rate at which people have a clinician depends on what province they're living in.

  Health

  Feb 24
  
• Ontarians without a family doctor at higher risk of death, study finds

  Researchers say Ontario should work to increase access to a family doctor for people with chronic conditions due to the added risk they face.

  Health

  Feb 18
  
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• Regina citizen website aims to link residents with family doctors taking patients

  A Regina resident has set up a website that he hopes could help link people with a family doctor and clinics what are accepting new patients.

  Health

  Jan 13
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• Saskatoon clinic shares their struggles to support need for family doctors

  Dr. Rebecca Whaley at Mount Royal Family Physicians says there's no replacement for a family doctor when it comes to practicing medicine safely.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2025
• ‘What do I do?’ This N.B. woman lives in severe pain and is losing her family doctor

  A New Brunswick woman losing her family doctor faces a dire situation: she can't renew her prescription for controlled substances, leaving her to wait in emergency rooms.

  Health

  Mar 14, 2025
• Ford government announces funding for primary care plan on eve of election call

  On Tuesday afternoon, Doug Ford plans to visit the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the legislature and trigger an early election campaign officially beginning on Wednesday. 

  Health

  Jan 27, 2025
• Canada’s doctor shortage drives 37% online for medical advice: poll

  Twenty-three per cent of those surveyed said following health advice they found online resulted in a bad reaction or had a negative impact on their health. 

  Health

  Jan 21, 2025
• Vernon non-profit wants to create community health clinic

  Community Futures is developing a proposal to submit to the Health Ministry to create a community-based health clinic.

  Canada

  May 6, 2024
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• Peterborough County takes new approach to family doctor recruitment

  The Ontario College of Physicians released a report in late February that estimates there are more than 32,000 people without a family doctor in the Peterborough area. 

  Health

  Apr 16, 2024
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• Rural and remote doctors are burning out. What will it take to help them?

  Some of those working in the medical field say a federal promise to forgive loans for rural and remote doctors is like putting a band-aid on a broken bone.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2024