HealthForceOntario strategy falling short, AG says
Ontario has not met its goal of having the right number, mix and distribution of health-care professionals to meet its needs, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk said in her 2013 annual report released this week. This is despite $3.5 billion being spent on the government’s HealthForceOntario Strategy over the last six years. The lion’s share of […]
Medical mistake registry coming in Nova Scotia – Health authorities will have to report mistakes within 12 hours
The Nova Scotia government is moving closer to a province-wide system of reporting medical mistakes. Currently, each health authority collects its own information in its own way, making it difficult to get a clear picture of the magnitude of the problem. Beginning Dec. 22, all nine of the province’s health authorities will be required to […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Premiere Canadian CanAm Job Posting – October 2013
Family Physician – A First-Rate Medical Career Opportunity CanAm Job Board #: 837 Yes, we are seeking an energetic GP to jump-start this state-of-the-art urban medical clinic. However, if you are GPs, and also a married couple seeking to attain that perfect work-life balance – this is your chance to achieve control of your goal! […]
