According to a study, only 25% of Canadians believe that there will actually be improvements in the healthcare system in the next two years Angus Reid company surveyFigures reflecting a “very worrying” trend.

The survey, commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), shows that Canadians’ trust in the healthcare system is waning. A quarter of Canadians believe the healthcare system is in good shape, up from 48% in 2015.

Despite increased investment in the healthcare system in recent years, as many as 68% of Canadians state that healthcare has seriously deteriorated. “That’s a 50% increase from the last number we had eight years ago!” commented Canadian Medical Association spokesman Dr. Jean Joseph Conde.

The survey also shows that half of Canadians have trouble finding a family doctor.

“Canadian pessimism about the health care system is of growing concern,” says Dr. Condé, while 7 in 10 Canadians don’t believe governments will make things better.

How to restore trust?

According to the Canadian Medical Association, there is an urgent need to “act quickly”. “We can not wait anymore. The solutions are there, they must be applied immediately. We have to stop the loss of resources in the network, manage to keep our employees, avoid early retirement and migration to the private sector,” emphasizes Dr. Conde.

In order to achieve this, it is absolutely necessary to improve the working conditions of health workers and improve access to medical professionals, reminds Dr. Conde.

Therefore, federal, provincial and territorial governments should all work together to bring about real change. “The problems in the health sector are so serious and so complex that no government can solve them,” said the spokesman for the CMA.