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Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won’t release offload delay data
The government does have data on the hours paramedics spend waiting in emergency rooms to transfer patients to the care of a hospital, which are often a key factor in ambulance availability, but won’t disclose it.
Manitoba docs give tentative thumbs-up to ‘historic’ physician services agreement
The province says the four-year deal features record additional funding of $268 million.

Beaten down before they've even started: The sad mistreatment of residents and students

More than six out of 10 residents have reported being mistreated. One doctor revealed being blamed, while in training, for a patient's death. Drs. Amanda Bell and Christina Grant from McMaster University tackle the topic of learner mistreatment.
Why solo doctors are here to stay

Team-based care has gone prime time as the future of primary care, but we can't afford to phase out solo doctors in the process.
Solve my problem: How do you deal with a patient who is pushing for unnecessary or inappropriate tests or treatments?

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You learn a lot in residency, but not everything: Early-career FPs highlights knowledge gaps

A new study found family doctors just starting out feel unprepared in a number of key areas—and recommended training and mentorship programs that could help.
This Ontario hospital CEO says its scheduling difficulties ‘not a recruiting issue’

Nancy Shaw, CEO of South Bruce Grey Health Centre says there are enough nurses in the healthcare system.
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As residencies kick off, Nova Scotia is training a record number of new physicians

Every residency spot in the province is full.
B.C. expanding its registry program to help connect patients with FPs

The number of people without a family doctor in B.C. has declined to about 895,000 from 980,000 in 2021, but the number is still too high, the health minister said.

Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won’t release offload delay data

Manitoba docs give tentative thumbs-up to ‘historic’ physician services agreement

Beaten down before they've even started: The sad mistreatment of residents and students

Why solo doctors are here to stay

Solve my problem: How do you deal with a patient who is pushing for unnecessary or inappropriate tests or treatments?

You learn a lot in residency, but not everything: Early-career FPs highlights knowledge gaps

This Ontario hospital CEO says its scheduling difficulties ‘not a recruiting issue’

POLL: How much do you charge your patients for missed appointments?

As residencies kick off, Nova Scotia is training a record number of new physicians

B.C. expanding its registry program to help connect patients with FPs