A new federal study reveals a critical shortage of healthcare workers in Canada, with a dire need for nearly 23,000 family physicians and tens of thousands more nurses, therapists, and pharmacists. The report warns that the situation will worsen without immediate action.
Canada needs tens of thousands of additional health care workers, including nearly 23,000 family physicians, says a new federal study that predicts the situation will only worsen in the next decade if action is not taken.
The level of desperation for many was on display recently when more than 1,000 people lined up in the snow and cold in Walkerton, Ont., to try to get on the patient list for a family doctor. On the physician shortage, the study said this problem is not surprising because Canada has not produced enough medical graduates to meet demand for decades.shows Canada has 2.8 practising physicians per 1,000 population. The OECD average, on the other hand, sits at 3.7 per 1,000 population.
The CMA has called for solutions – such as the need to reduce repetitive administrative tasks, as well as the need to bolster technology – including usingVirtual care was among topics of discussion at a meeting of federal, provincial and territorial health ministers this week in Halifax.
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