by Heather | Nov 29, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information
An editorial on Parking-centred health care recently appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Dr. Rajendra Kale, a neurologist in Ottawa, shares his views about the unfairness of patients having to pay for parking while at the hospital. He believes that...
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...
by Heather | Sep 28, 2011 | Your Health Care Options
Is your health and quality of life important to you? Are you tired of waiting on lists for medical care? Me too. Once upon a time Canadian patients sought access to high-quality medical care in hospitals. These days, patients are encouraged to avoid hospitals in which...
by Heather | May 6, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information
Last week I attended the Vancouver town hall on rebuilding Medicare. It’s one of five public events, make that six with the recent addition of Québec City, being hosted by the Canadian Medical Association and Maclean’s magazine. Many people, including some...
by Heather | Feb 3, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information
Did you watch the live broadcast of the Canadian Medical Association’s town hall held on January 26, 2011, in Halifax, Nova Scotia? First of all, the title of the event “Health Care in Canada: Time to Rebuild Medicare” makes me wonder how many...
