“Many #FamilyDoctors have left their practices since the start of the #pandemic, leaving some #Canadians struggling to find providers, especially in rural and remote areas. According to #CIHI, the Atlantic provinces had the highest percentage of respondents who said that providers in their area were not taking new patients.

lessons about #VirtualCare learned during the pandemic should not replace in-person care but be used to help improve access to care and reduce costs.”

“Right now, around 88 per cent of #Canadians report having a regular #HealthProvider, according to #CIHI. This data comes from surveys run between 2019 and 2021.
However, this varies widely across the country. The province or territory with the lowest percentage was #Nunavut, where just 24 per cent of respondents said they had a regular health provider. The highest percentage was #Ontario and #New Brunswick , where 90 per cent of respondents said they had a regular provider.”

Canadian health care: New report highlights priorities | CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/mental-health-care-access-electronic-options-surgical-backlogs-report-lays-out-health-care-overhaul-priorities-1.6503084 “The Canadian Institute for Health Information (#CIHI) has released a new report, which lays out the key areas that governments need to focus on in order to improve struggling #HealthCare systems.”

“People in #rural and #remote areas have more challenges finding regular providers, #CIHI noted. Young adults — those aged 18 to 34 — were also the least likely to have a regular #provider.

there are more than 3½ million people in Canada that don't have access to a #FamilyDoctor," noted Raza.”

“That's been particularly evident among nurses. While the number of nurses in most regions has gone up, the number of those actually working in certain health-care settings has dropped, #CIHI figures show.

There was a roughly two per cent decrease in the number of registered #nurses providing direct patient care in #LongTermCare homes between 2020 and 2021, for instance.”