Canada’s health-care system requires a complete overhaul

Reducing health-care system waitlists will require a $6-billion investment. And more than $9-billion will also be required to enhance long-term care in Canada, including hiring 50,000 personal support workers and developing national standards.

Jean-Yves Duclos became Canada's new health minister in October. Canada’s health-care system requires a complete overhaul, and that includes rethinking how we manage our health workforce, writes Dr. Katharine Smart.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KATHARINE SMART

December 15, 2021

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose new challenges, we must seize the moment to rebuild a post-pandemic health-care system. The cracks permeating Canada’s health-care system are widening and patient care will continue to suffer without a plan of action. For that reason, the Canadian Medi...

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