A Nova Scotia family doctor says a quarter of her colleagues are set to retire in the next five to 10 years. She wants to see more recruitment and retention efforts before then.
A Nova Scotia family doctor says more health-care workers are needed to ease strain on the system. She’s also warning now is the time to boost numbers as a quarter of physicians are expected to retire over the next decade. Skye Bryden-Blom reports.As a family doctor in Halifax, Dr. Leisha Hawker is well aware of the demands and burnout she and her colleagues face daily.
“Right now, today, I’m working on addiction clinics. So a lot of times, on top of our family practice, we’re usually working in at least one other setting as well. And so it’s the struggle trying to balance a family practice with other jobs that you might have as well.” “We get questions from like your hairdresser, your contractor, anyone that you happen to be in line with at the grocery store,” she said.
“As you see, it’s windy. It’s -5 and there is a long queue to wait … to see the doctor. But this is the situation here.”“I have to come back another day. It’s super disappointing but honestly, I’m not really surprised,” said Lola Kirincich, who also has a family doctor but said appointments are booking three weeks ahead.
She admitted “no one thing” is going to solve the doctor and recruitment situation, but said the province is dedicated to several strategies.
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