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 […]
Canadian Study finds for-profit seniors’ care deficient.
Study finds for-profit seniors’ care deficient Serious concerns about the state of elder care in Alberta have been raised in a report from the Parkland Institute in Edmonton. It found a significant gap in staffing levels between facilities, a situation that is “far more dire in for-profit facilities.” The report said that based on […]
It is now a Race Against the Clock to meet needs of aging population: CMA
Preparing for an aging population is a race against the clock, the Canadian Medical Association said in a pre-budget submission to the Commons Finance Committee Wednesday. The CMA wants Ottawa to invest in a pan-Canadian continuing care strategy focused on seniors. (Submission at www.cma.ca/multimedia/CMA/Content_Images/Inside_cma/Submissions/2013/Pre-Budget-Submission-2013-2014_en.pdf)
Family doctors grade Ottawa’s health-care performance
Family doctors grade Ottawa’s health-care performance The College of Family Physicians of Canada has given the federal government poor grades for its involvement in health care. In a report card released Wednesday, the College gave colour-coded scores for five areas “where the federal government has a role in making or keeping our health care system […]
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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 […]
Three-quarters of UK GPs would reject switch to salaried profession – a lesson for Canadian Family Physicians
The following article published in the October 19, 2013 edition of Pulse, the UK’s GP practice news source, is informative reading for Canadian Family Physicians, where 14% of FPs are already working under the Canadian salaried model. (Phil Jost, CanAm Doc ZoNews) Exclusive The vast majority of GPs do not believe the profession should give up […]
