You don’t have a family doctor, and you can’t get an admission bed. So you end up waiting and waiting in the ER for a physician who might not be able to help much, writes Dr. Brian Wall.
…universal access to our broader system is a joke when getting a GP is increasingly about who you know, faster care is awarded to those who shout the loudest, and those who can afford it pay for private imaging or fly to the U.S. to get more timely care.
Is the reason Canada’s ER doctors are leaving because…ER doctors are leaving? The author says moral injury to patients by making them wait…but isn’t that just because there’s not enough ER doctors or general practitioners?
It sounds like universal healthcare as social service is being starved for resource until it collapses.
The way I read it is that they’re leaving because they can’t take care of everyone properly. I’ve been in similar situations, not as life threatening, and not being able to complete all your work properly, and seeing others suffer because of that inability fucks up your mental state.
Is the reason Canada’s ER doctors are leaving because…ER doctors are leaving? The author says moral injury to patients by making them wait…but isn’t that just because there’s not enough ER doctors or general practitioners?
It sounds like universal healthcare as social service is being starved for resource until it collapses.
The way I read it is that they’re leaving because they can’t take care of everyone properly. I’ve been in similar situations, not as life threatening, and not being able to complete all your work properly, and seeing others suffer because of that inability fucks up your mental state.