Canadian Doctor Total at Record High
Canada had a record 75,142 doctors last year and they earned $328,000 gross on average, according to two new reports. The annual reports on physician supply and payments for both general practitioners and specialists were released Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. “The year 2012 saw the highest level of physicians per capita ever […]
When the Patient is Racist
White Coat Black Art looks at one of medicine’s most uncomfortable secrets: the patients who discriminate against the growing ranks of health professionals who belong to visible minorities and the system that lets those patients get away with it. In a feature interview, we talk to Dr. Sanjeet Saluja, a Sikh MD in Montreal who […]
UK GPs Suffering Highest Stress Rates for 15 Years
GPs are suffering the highest levels of stress recorded since 1998, with over half of those aged over 50 years saying they intend to quit direct patient care within five years, a DH-commissioned survey has found. The national GP worklife survey – carried out by researchers at the University of Manchester – found the number of GPs […]
Australia Has ‘Too Many GPs’ and Should Reduce Immigration, Claims Report
A major report has called for a reduction in the number of overseas GPs entering Australia to work, after a ‘huge influx’ of GPs from abroad. According to the report, there has been ‘sharp increase’ in the numbers of GPs in Australia seen since 2006, and that the level of GP services currently being provided […]
Alberta Health Services Fires 5 Top Executives, Plus 70 More Could Follow!
The provincial government fired five senior Alberta Health Services executives today as part of a shake-up that could see 80 vice-president positions whittled down to ten. The move follows a review that found the system is top-heavy with managers and should focus more on supporting health-care providers. “We’ve heard a lot of criticism over the […]
Per The Wall Street Journal – Overseas Americans: Time to Say ‘Bye’ to Uncle Sam?
Here is a sign that life is getting complicated for U.S. taxpayers with assets abroad: More of them are deciding they are better off cutting official ties with America. In the first half of 2013, 1,809 people renounced their American citizenship or permanent-resident status, according to a tally by Andrew Mitchel, a tax lawyer who […]
