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Is Canada Ready to Meet the Next Wave of Pandemic Challenges?


Is Canada Ready to Meet the Next Wave of Pandemic Challenges?
As Canada grapples with rising COVID-19 cases and new, more transmissible strains of the virus, experts in medicine and emergency preparedness say it’s worth taking stock and preparing to better meet the next stage of pandemic challenges.
Dr. Shawn Whatley, a past president of the Ontario Medical Association, says that last year in the early days of the pandemic, the government didn’t yet know what it was dealing with, but at this stage officials should be thinking more strategically in several areas.
Whatley, a Munk senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, says that although the vaccine rollout in Canada will provide much-needed relief, it’s not a cure-all and governments should adjust their approach in order to save lives in the long run. ....

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Health-Care Wait Times Grew Longer in 2020, Report Finds


Health-Care Wait Times Grew Longer in 2020, Report Finds
Wait times in Canada’s health-care system as of the end of 2020 have increased to a point that they are much longer than what physicians would consider clinically “reasonable,” according to a new survey report from the Fraser Institute think tank.
Based on data collected from specialist physicians across 12 specialities and 10 provinces between Jan. 7 and Oct. 1 2020, the report concludes that wait times for required treatment have increased since last year.
The median wait time between referral by a general practitioner and consultation with a specialist increased to 10.5 weeks in 2020, compared with 10.1 weeks in 2019. And the median wait time between consultation with a specialist and receipt of actual treatment increased to 12.1 weeks in 2020, compared with 10.8 weeks in 2019. Physicians deem a 7.8-week wait time between consultation and treatment to be clinically “reasonable,” the report says, ....

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