Spotlight
July 09, 2026Recent Stresses and Underlying System Causes of the Primary Care Crisis Point Toward Policy Solutions
"Statistics Canada's Canadian Community Health Survey found that 83% of adults had access to a regular healthcare provider in 2023, leaving 5.4 million individuals without access (Statistics Canada 2021). Notably, only 71.3% had access to a family physician or nurse practitioner, with others identifying a medical specialist (5.3%) or other type of provider (6.2%) as their regular health provider." Read this ICES Report in Healthcare Quarterly
Health Policy Off Script!
This weeks' episode The Stigma of Mental Health and Illness features Dr. Kwame McKenzie, CEO of Wellesley Institute, a full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Director of Health Equity at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and a practicing psychiatrist.
Past episodes include guests Colleen Flood, Arthur Sweetman, Janet Davidson and Kelly Lamrock. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Expanding Surgical Access in Canada Through Self-Governing First Nations
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Adoption of Information Technology in Primary Care Physician Offices in Alberta and Denmark, Part 1: Historical, Technical and Cultural Forces
How Many Patients Should a Family Physician Have? Factors to Consider in Answering a Deceptively Simple Question
Employee (Dis)Engagement: Learning from Nurses who Left Organizational Jobs for Independent Practice
Home First: Reducing ALC and Achieving Better Outcomes for Seniors through Inter-organizational Collaboration
Privatization is Not the Solution to Problems in Our Healthcare System, Healthcare Leadership Is
News
This is why Quebec is the only province where you can pre-approve your death
2026-07-09 from cbc.ca Years into a diagnosis of Lewy body dementia, Clarke Eusanio was living a nightmare. "He would phone us, frantic, because [he thought] somebody was chasing him with [...]
Queensway-Carleton Hospital cutting 87 registered nursing positions
2026-07-08 from ctvnews.ca The Queensway-Carleton Hospital is cutting 87 registered nursing positions as part of a plan to trim one per cent of its workforce to address financial pressures at the hos [...]
Endometriosis could be diagnosed via blood test, U.K. study finds
2026-07-08 from globalnews.ca Endometriosis could be diagnosed by a blood test for hormone differences, according to a new study from the University of Edinburgh. The study, which researchers [...]
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Launched in June 2024, the Sunnybrook-to-Home (SB2H) program was designed to support older adults' transitions from hospital to home through the integration of hospital, home care and community services. Between June 2024 and December 2025, 593 unique patients were enrolled, with approximately 33% referred from the emergency department. Patients who enrolled in SB2H experienced faster access to home care (average 1 day vs. a Toronto Central regional average of 5 days) and shorter alternate level [...]
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