New administrative bodies based on regional travel patterns will strengthen primary care networks, said Justin Wright, the minister of primary and preventative health services.
Despite the potential of at-home palliative care to reduce costs and relieve the pressure on emergency rooms, the provincial government is making little progress in expanding it, she says.
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities took the provincial government to court over separate but related pieces of legislation, claiming they unconstitutionally denied patients who were admitted involuntarily the right to direct their care if capable to do so.
Advocates for people with episodic disabilities say they don’t understand why the federal government has two different definitions of disability in law, and uses the narrower version to decide who’s eligible for benefits.
The five-year survey also found that nearly half of emergency physicians reduced their clinical hours, with burnout levels remaining consistent since COVID.
Twelve opinions from 10 physicians isn’t a sign of a divided profession—it's the mark of an educated one. But we must learn to disagree without disintegrating.
