65,000 residents of Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo are without family doctors: report
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There are close to 65,000 people without a family doctor in Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo, according to the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
There are close to 65,000 people without a family doctor in Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo, according to the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
The group pulled the data from Inspire Family Health Care, which also says that there are now 2.2 million Ontarians without a family doctor, a number which has risen by 400,000 since 2020.
“This government has the ability to change the course of healthcare for millions of Ontarians,” said OCFP chief executive Kimberly Moran. “The recent government announcement to invest in 18 new teams is a step in the right direction, and it’s clear that we need multiple solutions if we are going to make lasting and meaningful change.
OCFP said the province needs to take urgent action to address the issue and the organization’s president, Dr. Mekalai Kumanan, said there are other issues that also need to be fixed.
“Family doctors care deeply about patients, but overwhelming administrative tasks and a lack of team support are burning us out and taking time that would be better spent with patients,” stated Kumanan, who practises in Cambridge.
Doctors say that on average, they are spending 19 hours a week performing administrative tasks but they believe there are more efficient ways to handle the paperwork.
The OCFP released a list of recommendations that it believes allow more residents access to a family doctor.
They say that replacing outdated digital systems and hiring more health care support staff would free up doctors to have more time with patients.
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