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Jul 12, 2022 · Family doctors are pushing back against claims that they are partly responsible for the woes of hospital emergency rooms across Ontario by limiting patients' in-person appointments.
Jan 11, 2024 · According to a recent report by the Ontario College of Family Physicians, there could be 4.4. million people without a family doctor by 2026.
Jan 16, 2024 · With a family doctor shortage, increasing burnout among health-care workers and ever-growing wait times at emergency departments putting more and more pressure on Ontario’s health-care system,...
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Feb 9, 2024 · This will also help reduce backlogs for surgeries and wait times in emergency rooms while improving access to care for patients without a family doctor, especially in rural, remote, and underserved areas.
Jun 24, 2023 · New figures from May show patients in Ontario emergency rooms are waiting longer than ever to be seen by a doctor. Some are questioning whether family doctors need to be part of the...
Mar 2, 2023 · With little prospect of rapidly and significantly boosting the number of family doctors in Ontario, how can the deal with the federal government increase access to primary care?
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Oct 16, 2024 · "More than 2.5 million people in Ontario are without a family doctor, and in less than two years, that number is going to almost double to 4.4 million. Emergency departments are crowded, and in many communities they're struggling just to stay open.
