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Mar 11, 2024 · The erosion of net income is a significant factor in some family doctors choosing to retire, shifting into another area of medicine, or opting not to open a family practice in the first place, says Dr. Ramsey Hijazi, a family physician in Ottawa and the founder of the Ontario Union of Family Physicians.
Feb 21, 2024 · Though the government has proposed training 600 new family doctors, "that only covers 600,000 patients, so when we're looking at 4.4 million without family doctors — 5000 patients every year are ...
Feb 16, 2024 · The warning comes as the province faces an acute shortage of family physicians, with some 2.3 million Ontarians currently without a family doctor. That number is expected nearly double to 4.4 ...
Feb 19, 2024 · Barber said family physicians are also business people who are struggling in a failed business model. "Over the last 20 years there has been a 20-per-cent cut in the funding that goes to a family doctor to run that business," said Barber. He said many doctors look at the business numbers and decide to quit family medicine.
Mar 11, 2024 · More than two million people in Ontario don’t have a family doctor and that number is forecasted to double by 2026. As CBC’s Mike Crawley reports, there’s growing pressure on the provincial ...
May 22, 2024 · Family doctors are trapped between the underfunding of two levels of government while being excessively taxed. This is what moral injury looks like. This is why we’re burning out. Ontarians deserve a robust family medicine network and access to team-based care from family doctors, specialists, nurse practitioners and pharmacists.
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Mar 22, 2024 · Photo by Ontario Medical Association / Handout. It is clear medical students have been paying attention and are saying “no thanks” to family medicine, Barber said. He said the trend of fewer ...
