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1. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaFamily doctor shortage affects every region and is getting ...

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   Jan 29, 2024 · The Ontario Union of Family Physicians (OUFP), a group of approximately 1,700 family doctors that is advocating for reform to make family medicine more sustainable, said some of its members will ...

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     That accounted for an estimated 170,000 patients losing...

2. toronto.ctvnews.ca › one-in-four-ontarians-couldOne in four Ontarians could not have a family doctor by 2026 ...

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   Oct 25, 2023 · The Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) revealed in its survey that the province could see a mass exodus of family doctors leaving their clinics – or reducing their hours – with about ...

3. ottawacitizen.com › news › local-newsFamily medicine exodus will get worse without urgent changes ...

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   Feb 15, 2024 · The Ontario College of Family Physicians is projecting that one in four Ontario residents could be without a family doctor by 2026, given the exodus of doctors who are retiring along with those ...

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4. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaPandemic spurred exodus of Ontario family doctors, study ...

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   Sep 27, 2022 · That accounted for an estimated 170,000 patients losing access to primary care, and was higher than the 1.6 per cent of family doctors who stopped working during a comparable period each year ...

5. windsor.ctvnews.ca › ontario-s-primary-health-careOntario’s primary health care system 'beyond crisis levels ...

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   Feb 16, 2024 · Another doctor, Dr. Dannica Switzer was a family doctor in northern Ontario. “I don't want a higher salary, I don't want to be paid twice as much,” said Dr. Switzer, now a rural generalist.

6. nationalpost.com › health › canada-family-doctorCanada's family doctor shortage: 10 million will soon lack ...

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   Feb 16, 2024 · While the supply of doctors in Canada grew two per cent in 2022 compared with 2021, the increase was just 1.6 per cent for family medicine doctors, versus 2.5 per cent for specialists, according ...

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   Will Ontario see a mass exodus of family doctors?

   • (My patients) bring my so much joy, and even through the heartache, I love being their doctor.” The Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) revealed in its survey that the province could see a mass exodus of family doctors leaving their clinics – or reducing their hours – with about 65 per cent planning to do so within in the next five years.

   One in four Ontarians could be without a family doctor in 3 years: survey

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   How many people in Ontario don't have a family doctor?

   • (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press) There are now 2.5 million people in Ontario who don't have a family doctor, the Ontario College of Family Physicians said on Thursday. That's an increase of more than 160,000 people since the last count was released six months ago, said Dr. Jobin Varughese, the incoming president of the college.

   Number of Ontarians without family doctor reaches 2.5 million, college

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   Could Ontario be without a family doctor by 2026?

   • Her comments came ahead of the release of a new survey from the Ontario College of Family Physicians, which warned that one in four people in the province could be without a family doctor by 2026 due to a “worsening crisis” that has many overburdened medical professions considering leaving the field or scaling back their hours.

   One in four Ontarians could be without a family doctor in 3 years: survey

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   Is there a growing family doctor shortage in Ontario?

   • The Ontario Medical Association is sounding the alarm about a growing family doctor shortage in Ontario, one it believes is only going to get worse over the next two years. According to a recent study commissioned by the Ontario College of Physicians, 2.3 million Ontarians are currently without a family doctor.

   Ontario’s primary health care system 'beyond crisis levels' as 1 in 4

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   How many people in Canada Don't Have a doctor?

   • According to a national survey, 6.5 million people in Canada, more than one in five, don’t have a family doctor or nurse practitioner they can see regularly. Sixty per cent of those who do can’t get a same-day or next-day appointment for a sprained ankle, urinary tract infection or other “minor” health problem.

   Canada's family doctor shortage: 10 million to soon lack primary care

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   Why is family medicine a problem in Canada?

   • With the steady exodus of family doctors, lack of interest in family medicine among the next wave of medical school graduates and a wave of retirements expected in the coming years, the OMA warns of reduced access to family medicine for people across Canada.

   Ontario’s primary health care system 'beyond crisis levels' as 1 in 4

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8. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaNumber of Ontarians without family doctor reaches 2.5 million ...

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   Jul 12, 2024 · Nicole Ireland is a reporter with The Canadian Press. There are now 2.5 million people in Ontario who don't have a family doctor, the Ontario College of Family Physicians said on Thursday. That's ...