U.S. Citizens in Canada – Mutual Funds and RRSP v.s. IRA
Mutual Funds – U.S. citizens generally should be cautious when owning mutual funds in a foreign country (like Canada). They are typically classified as U.S. Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFIC). Usually, the onerous reporting and taxation can be excessive. Fortunately, Dimensional Fund Advisors is one of a handful of fund companies to offer the Annual […]
Family Physician Job Posting of the Month – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Clareview Medical Clinic 3504-A 137Ave NW, T5Y 1Y7 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada This is your chance to live in a Canadian city ranked among the best places to live in North America. It is a city with education and arts as the center of its cultural life, an outstanding place to raise a family, […]
UK NHS managers pump a further £150m more into emergency services this winter
It seems that Canada isn’t alone in its efforts to calm the Emergency Department ‘beast’, as the UK too must implement extra-ordinary measures to cope with public demand for EM services… the UK’s CCGs will receive an extra £150m from NHS England to help hospitals cope with winter pressures in A&E departments. The money will […]
ER wait times and caregiver support in Newfoundland and Labrador
In the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature Tuesday, NDP Leader Lorraine Michael asked about ER overcrowding at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s, and she said the problem has persisted despite an ER Wait Times Strategy launched last year. Health and Community Services Minister Susan Sullivan said “incredible progress” has been made, “but it does […]
Patient off-loading ER waits in Manitoba
In the Manitoba legislature on Monday, Progressive Conservative Health Critic Cameron Friesen said the problem of lengthy patient off-load wait times at Winnipeg hospitals is getting steadily worse. The city, which runs the ambulance service, is fining the health region for waits of over an hour to offload patients because of hold-ups in the ER. […]
ER overcrowding in Saskatchewan
In the Saskatchewan legislature the government has been questioned about the emergency department overcrowding situation in Regina. ER physician staffing levels at the two city hospitals are about a third lower than they should be, and the Regina Qu’Appelle health region is considering the necessity of reducing the number of hours at one of them […]
Canadian Emergency physicians call for action
The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) has released a position paper listing recommended national wait-time benchmarks for various stages of an emergency department visit. It also says hospital wait times for these benchmarks should be reported on a national basis, and performance linked to incentives and infrastructure investment. The CAEP says the problem of […]
Job Posting of Last Month – Family Physician – A First-Rate Medical Career Opportunity in Beautiful Dynamic Western Metropolis
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Life as a GP in Canada (Nova Scotia) is So Much Better! – Says UK Transplant
Dr Simon Bonnington, formerly a GP in Somerset and an LMC vice-chair, on why working as a GP in Canada beats the UK hands down… Profile: Dr Simon Bonnington Age: 47 Role: Family physician Location: Annapolis, Nova Scotia Career: A former GP in Somerset and vice-chair of Somerset LMC; emigrated to Canada in 2010 […]
As Work Week Passes 54 Hours, Canada’s Doctors Say They are Overworked!
Nearly one-third of all Canadian physicians feel they are overworked, as the average work week has passed 54 hours, new numbers suggest. Extra services like being on-call added up to an average of 110 hours every month In fact, the average work week has increased by three hours since 2010, with patient care, teaching and […]
