According to the College of Family Physicians of Ontario, the number of people living without a family doctor in the Sudbury, Manitoulin and Parry Sound areas could double from 32,000 to 62,900 within two years.
The exodus of primary care physicians is a worrying reality
confirmed Dave Courtemanche, board member of the College of Family Physicians of Ontario (OCFP) and managing director of City of Lakes Family Health Team, in Sudbury.
Many are retiring, dying, or leaving practice, and we don't have enough young medical students choosing family medicine [pour les remplacer]
he hinted.
According to a survey byOCFP65% of primary care physicians said they were considering leaving or changing their practice in the next five years.
Reasons cited include overwhelming administrative burdens, lack of team support, and compensation that doesn't keep pace with inflation.
On average, [les médecins] spend 19 hours per week completing paperwork instead of seeing patients.
Encourage teamwork
The College of Family Physicians of Ontario is calling for urgent support from the provincial government to better serve family physicians and patients.
He urges the province to support more efficient practices, such as eliminating medical certificates required to be provided to employers in the event of illness and modernizing outdated referral systems.
Dave Courtemanche insists on the effectiveness of Teams of health professionals
Collaborate with a primary care physician to provide appropriate care to patients in a single facility.
We need to invest more in team exercises.
Doctors are also demanding a raise for their services, saying OHIP payments are failing to keep up with inflation and clinical costs.
It is becoming increasingly difficult for a family doctor to maintain a practice if, for example, he has to pay for staff and operating costs.
mentions Dave Courtemanche.
The Ontario government is in discussions with the Ontario Medical Association about a new contract for doctors.
Premier Doug Ford recently acknowledged that the paperwork GPs have to complete is enormous their biggest problem
.
He promised that his government would support family doctors by easing their burden.
With information from Ashishvangh Contractor from CBC and Markus Schwabe
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