by Heather | Feb 9, 2024 | Patients
It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything to post here. I suppose, like patient advocates before me, I grew tired of trying to convince people that they really needed to start paying attention to what was happening in Canadian health care. I tried to help...
by Heather | Nov 4, 2012 | Patients
Lois Sampson, founder of Seniors at Risk, is speaking out about some of the issues in long-term care homes in Canada. “There’s a strong sentiment towards animal cruelty but our seniors aren’t being treated as well as some animals,” says Lois....
by Heather | Jan 16, 2012 | Patients
I know how difficult it can be for a patient trying to navigate our public health care system in search of access to high quality care or some accountability for the lack thereof. I can only imagine how difficult it must be for the doctors, nurses and other health...
by Heather | Nov 6, 2011 | Patients
Charles Cruden volunteers much of his time to advocating on issues of concern to seniors. He’s deeply concerned about the sustainability of the Canadian health care system. Over the last few years he’s dedicated many hours to compiling publicly available...
by Heather | Nov 4, 2011 | Patients
Sisters Leslie Worthington and Val Lee had many questions surrounding the medical care their father John received prior to his death. The search for answers would lead their family through a bureaucratic maze, one that is replicated throughout the Canadian health care...
by Heather | Nov 2, 2011 | Patients
When it comes to issues of patient safety, Alice Little isn’t afraid to ask tough questions. She’s determined to “fight on for others caught in an increasingly strange web where the Patient, for whom the system exists, counts least of all.” In...
