2023-08-20 14:15:09
Only 25% of Canadians believe that improvements will actually be made in the health care system over the next two years, according to a survey by the firm Angus Reid, figures that reflect a “very worrying” trend.
The survey, commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), reveals that Canadians’ confidence in the health care system is waning. A quarter of Canadians believe the healthcare system is in good shape, up from 48% in 2015.
Despite increased investments in the health care system in recent years, no less than 68% of Canadians note that health care has completely deteriorated. “It’s an increase of 50%, compared to the last figures that we had, eight years ago!”, Comments the spokesperson for the Canadian Medical Association, Dr. Jean-Joseph Condé.
The survey also indicates that half of Canadians have difficulty accessing a family doctor.
“The pessimism of Canadians towards the health system is becoming very worrying,” says Dr. Condé, while 7 out of 10 Canadians do not believe that governments will improve things.
How to restore trust?
According to the Canadian Medical Association, there is an urgent need to “act quickly”. “We can’t wait any longer. The solutions exist, they must be applied immediately. We must stop the bleeding of resources in the network, succeed in keeping our people, avoid early retirements and departures to the private sector, ”insists Dr. Condé.
To do this, Dr. Condé recalls that it is absolutely necessary to improve the working conditions of health personnel and improve access to medical specialists.
Thus, federal, provincial and territorial governments should all work together to bring about real change. “The problems are so serious and so complex in health that one government cannot solve them”, the spokesperson for the CMA.
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