Scott Alexander

We are going to be losing a few really busy family doctors on the North Shore over the next couple months. Docs who’ve devoted much of their lives to their practices. One for 40 plus years. They’ve tried for years to find replacements. Just not able to. One forced to leave for the USA because government and regulatory bodies couldn’t get their act together. There are going to be many thousands of people who are receiving letters saying they no longer have a doctor. Where else will they get care? Maybe you’re one of them? Comment below. For leaders listening this is going to be an election issue. Many of your constituents in pretty close races are going to be impacted. Let’s hear your plans. Regurgitating what you’ve done when it’s clearly not working for these thousands of people ain’t an answer.

Can’t access a doctor? Waiting 10 hours in ER? On a many month waiting list for a specialist? It’s a solvable problem. 1. Expand medical school positions by 10% per year for the next 5 years. 2. Expand residency positions by 15% per year for the next 5 years. The extra 5% will create more spaces for Canadians who have gone to some of the top medical schools around the world who want to come home to work here. 3. Simplify the licensing process. It should not take years to assess a physician especially when they have worked and trained in comparable systems like Australia, the UK, and Ireland. 4. Allow physician assistants immediately. Not in a couple years. Today. 5. Support team based care. Not bureaucratic complex teams. Let the physician who knows the local community hire a team.