I honestly don’t know of any healthcare system anywhere that isn’t feeling the strain right now.
Canadian healthcare compared to european is bad. But Ill take it anytime compared to the US where I should pay shitloads for private insurance to not be covered 100% and medicines costs 10 fold in some occasions
We have a shortage of family doctors. This pushes people to ERs for things that really don't need an ER visit.
Is it anything like over here where seemingly every GP practice is filled with part-time or locum staff?We have a shortage of family doctors. This pushes people to ERs for things that really don't need an ER visit.
Adding more GPs could alleviate this somewhat but that has its own challenges and you'd still have people going to the ER because they have hemorrhoids (I have seen this, twice even).
It depends where you are. Here in Toronto I think most GPs are fairly established and unable to take new patients unless you marry one of their existing ones (this is how I got mine). I'd imagine this is the same in other major cities.Is it anything like over here where seemingly every GP practice is filled with part-time or locum staff?
UK.It depends where you are. Here in Toronto I think most GPs are fairly established and unable to take new patients unless you marry one of their existing ones (this is how I got mine). I'd imagine this is the same in other major cities.
When you get into rural areas or the far north then those locum/rotational type of placements will be more common because well paid young professionals don't want to live in Neepawa, Manitoba, at least for long.
Sorry, I meant where you are in Canada, mate.UK.
I can't remember the last time I saw a GP that was actually working in their own office. Probably going back to 2017/2018.
Ah right, got you.Sorry, I meant where you are in Canada, mate.
Could well be.Ah right, got you.
I imagine it's similar here. When I lived in Cardiff my local GP had the same set of doctors all of the time. Since I've moved, every single appointment has started with "sorry, this isn't my office".
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