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Ford government announces funding for primary care plan on eve of election callOn Tuesday afternoon, Doug Ford plans to visit the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the legislature and trigger an early election campaign officially beginning on Wednesday.HealthJan 27
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Canada’s doctor shortage drives 37% online for medical advice: pollTwenty-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.HealthJan 21
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Vernon non-profit wants to create community health clinicCommunity Futures is developing a proposal to submit to the Health Ministry to create a community-based health clinic.CanadaMay 6, 2024
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Peterborough County takes new approach to family doctor recruitmentThe 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.HealthApr 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.CanadaFeb 20, 2024
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Decline in family doctors a ‘complex problem’ says Hamilton network still seeking grantA dwindling supply of family physicians, increasing immigration, and people living longer are some elements shrinking local family practices, say experts.HealthOct 18, 2023
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N.S. high-need patients continue to search for family doctorOne of the more than 150,000 residents in Nova Scotia looking for a family doctor said many of clinics aren't accepting new patients, leaving them stranded.CanadaSep 11, 2023
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Alberta government urged to fix fractured health care, lack of family, female doctorsOver the past three years, there has been a 78 per cent drop in doctors in Alberta accepting new patients and Albertans are concerned about the lack of accessiblity to health care.HealthAug 22, 2023
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‘Heartbreaking’: Nova Scotia clinics forced to turn away patients amid doctor shortageThe waitlist for getting a family doctor has climbed beyond 150,000 residents, according to Nova Scotia Health — about 15 per cent of the province’s population.HealthAug 22, 2023
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‘The search has been hell’: Patients frustrated as N.S. doctor waitlist surpasses 150,000The waitlist for getting a family doctor has climbed beyond 150,000 residents, according to Nova Scotia Health. Some patients are growing frustrated with a lack of care.HealthAug 21, 2023
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