Family Doctor
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Half of Canadians do not have a doctor, or battle for appointments: surveyIn the midst of a family doctor shortage across, half of Canadians do not have a primary care physician or have difficulty securing an appointment with their current one.CanadaAug 17
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Sask. doctor warns about Calgary medical clinic fee: ‘It would dramatically worsen access’Dr. Adam Ogieglo in Saskatchewan said a medical clinic membership pay structure, if it were to gain traction, would swamp emergency rooms much more than they already are.HealthJul 27
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Alberta clinic charging for access to doctors would break medicare laws, Health Canada saysHealth Canada says a Calgary medical clinic that soon plans to charge its patients a fee to gain faster access to a family doctor would be breaching medicare laws.HealthJul 26
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‘Focus Saskatchewan’: Retiring family physician concerned for her 3,500 patientsThe Canadian Institute for Health Information showed Saskatchewan lost 159 doctors between 2020 and 2021, yielding the lowest per capita rate in the country.CanadaMay 27
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‘Frightening’ shortage of Canadian family doctor residents alarms expertsA record-breaking number of Canadian residents are turning away from family medicine, as hundreds of spots in the national residency program remain vacant.HealthApr 26
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New clinic could be just what the doctor ordered for Kingston, Ont. health careA Queen's University clinic looks to provide a family doctor for the 20,000 people in the area without one.HealthApr 19
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