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Alykhan Abdulla
Dec 22, 20241 min read
How The Grinch stole family medicine: A tale of Ontario’s health crisis
Dec 18, 2024 by Alykhan Abdulla It began, not with a whisper, but a groan that echoed across my clinic and the community I serve. Like a...
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Bob Ross
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Protesters shame Ontario government during pre-budget consultations
Healthcare top topic of concern for those protesting; voters urged to contact local MPPs and voice their displeasure Three local health...
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Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Dec 14, 20242 min read
Protest as MPPs come to Stratford on pre-budget tour:
Local citizens angry at Ford government for underfunding, privatizing & destroying our public health care plan to make their voices heard...
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Amina Zafar
Dec 9, 20241 min read
1 in 7 ER visits in Canada are for conditions that could have been managed in primary care: report
Even those with family doctor go to emergency department to get basic primary care CBC News · Posted: Dec 05, 2024 12:01 AM EST | Last...
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Julie Ireton
Dec 2, 20241 min read
2024 worst year for Ontario ER closures, CBC analysis finds
1 out of every 5 hospitals with an ER or urgent care centre had unplanned shutdowns Julie Ireton , Valerie Ouellet · CBC News · Posted:...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Nov 27, 20241 min read
FACT SHEET, BRIEFING NOTE & VIDEOS: What is Public Medicare and how did Canadians achieve it?
Posted: November 27, 2024 What is Public Medicare? Public Medicare is the public health care system in Canada which is funded through our...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Nov 25, 20241 min read
What does OHIP cover?
Which patient charges are allowed and which are not allowed? Posted: November 14, 2024 The Ontario Health Coalition is sharing...
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Kenyon Wallace
Nov 11, 20242 min read
Home care supply shortage due to mistakes by Ontario Health and Ontario Health atHome, sources say
Nov. 11, 2024 Ontario Health atHome says it is doing everything it can to address the situation and “continuing to look for opportunities...
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Kenyon Wallace
Oct 23, 20241 min read
Home-care patients say critical medical supplies have stopped arriving since Ontario government changed distribution system
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the government is working with Ontario Health atHome to resolve the “completely unacceptable”...
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Kenyon Wallace
Oct 23, 20241 min read
Workers at one of Toronto’s largest nursing homes speak out on ‘chronic’ staffing shortages and ‘toxic’ work environments
The City of Toronto says it “does not tolerate discrimination or harassment” at any of its long-term-care homes. Oct. 22, 2024 Workers...
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Kenyon Wallace
Oct 23, 20241 min read
Poorest Ontarians are less likely to access cataract surgeries
Aug. 26, 2024 As more cataract surgeries move to private clinics, more low-income Ontarians are being left behind, study finds Canadian...
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Patricia Spindel
Oct 20, 20241 min read
Crushing The People Who Care
Family and friend caregivers are the bedrock of Ontario’s caring system. They are also the least valued by the Ontario government. For...
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Graeme MacKay
Oct 18, 20241 min read
Graeme MacKay nails it!
Opinion | Oct. 18 editorial cartoon Oct. 18, 2024 Doug Ford’s $200 rebate cheques for every Ontarian are a classic pre-election gimmick...
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Marilynn Larkin
Oct 8, 20241 min read
Nursing Agencies Costly to Canada's Public Healthcare System
Medscape Medical News Marilynn Larkin October 07, 2024 Private nursing agencies are for-profit staffing companies that provide what are...
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CTV National News
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Public health-care facilities projected to spend $1.5B on private nursing agencies in previous year: report
Private nursing agencies could cost Canadian health-care facilities approximately $1.5 billion in 2023-24, according to a new report...
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Aidan Chamandy
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Majority of Ontarians feel province is mismanaging health-care system: government poll
Reducing surgical wait times is the top concern Most blame the Ford government TORONTO – An overwhelming number of Ontarians believe that...
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Allison Jones
Sep 16, 20241 min read
Arbitrator awards Ontario doctors 10% increase in 1st year of new deal
Story by Allison Jones, The Canadian Press TORONTO — An arbitrator has awarded Ontario's doctors a nearly 10-per-cent compensation...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Sep 9, 20241 min read
MYTH BUSTER: 10 big myths about health care privatization
September 10, 2024 The Ford government is indeed privatizing our public health care system. It is false to claim they are not. It is a...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Sep 9, 20242 min read
For-profit privatization is a threat to Public Medicare for all of us
BRIEFING NOTE: The Ford Government’s Plan to Privatize Ontario’s Public Hospital Services Posted: September 3, 2024 THE LATEST On...
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Quinn Patrick
Sep 9, 20241 min read
Canada’s healthcare system will need $2 trillion to meet ageing population’s needs
By Quinn Patrick, True North Wire - September 2, 2024 Canada’s healthcare system is poised to be strained even further in the coming...
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