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July 09, 2026

Recent Stresses and Underlying System Causes of the Primary Care Crisis Point Toward Policy Solutions

"Statistics Canada's Canadian Community Health Survey found that 83% of adults had access to a regular healthcare provider in 2023, leaving 5.4 million individuals without access (Statistics Canada 2021). Notably, only 71.3% had access to a family physician or nurse practitioner, with others identifying a medical specialist (5.3%) or other type of provider (6.2%) as their regular health provider." Read this ICES Report in Healthcare Quarterly

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This weeks' episode Aging! Should you Accept your Fate? | Featuring Dr. Damien Contandriopoulos, School of Nursing at the University of Victoria

Past episodes include guests Colleen Flood, Arthur Sweetman, Janet Davidson and Kelly Lamrock. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

 

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Jul 14, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Facts and figures: Women’s leadership and political participation

2026-07-14 from unwomen.org/ Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. However, data show tha [...]

Jul 14, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
How Gender Equality Leads to Longer Life Expectancy

2026-07-14 from weforum.org Women get the biggest boost to their life expectancy as gender equality increases, but men benefit significantly, too. According to a new study by researchers at the [...]

Jul 14, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton exhibit highlights abuse, violence faced by hospital staff

2026-07-14 from cbc.ca/ Christina Bowman starts every morning by checking her phone.  As a senior business manager at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, she scan her emails for reports fro [...]

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Launched in June 2024, the Sunnybrook-to-Home (SB2H) program was designed to support older adults' transitions from hospital to home through the integration of hospital, home care and community services. Between June 2024 and December 2025, 593 unique patients were enrolled, with approximately 33% referred from the emergency department. Patients who enrolled in SB2H experienced faster access to home care (average 1 day vs. a Toronto Central regional average of 5 days) and shorter alternate level [...]