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Medicure series
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006


Fixing the Health System

Last week's Romanow report was based on six principles that must be respected to sustain Canada's health system. The Globe has prepared a six-part series based on each one of those principles:

PART ONE: ACCESSIBILITY
French Obsessed by Unlimited Choice
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Tonya Dubiel tries to comfort her five-year-old son Justin Dubiel in the waiting room at Weyburn General Hospital in Regina. They had to wait almost four hours as the only doctor on call was busy delivering a baby upstairs. Photo: John Lehmann
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In France, waiting for hours in emergency is unthinkable, ANDRE PICARD writes from Paris
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Dec. 2, 2002 | FULL STORY arrow
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Long lists for surgery are Canada's Achilles' heel
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Canada's universal health-care system has the one big downside of finite resources
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Dec. 2, 2002 | FULL STORY arrow




Related reading:

Medicure: Fixing the Health System
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Canada's medicare system just turned 40, ANDRE PICARD writes, and it is showing all the signs of a mid-life crisis
Nov. 23, 2002 | FULL STORY arrow
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'This is the opportunity of the decade'
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ROD MICKLEBURGH visits Saskatchewan, medicare's birthplace, and finds that the province is bubbling with fresh ideas to inspire native son Roy Romanow
Nov. 23, 2002 | FULL STORY arrow
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PART TWO: UNIVERSALITY
Reliable 24/7 health care: possible or a pipe dream?
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Seven and half-month-old Kaiden Kleinser cries out in frustration as she is looked over by a doctor and nurse at Weyburn General Hospital in Regina. Photo: John Lehmann/Globe and Mail
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Universality: Teamwork may be an answer
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Dec. 3, 2002 | FULL STORY arrow
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Community Medical Clinics ease burden
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Community medical clinics "are the best-kept secret" in the health-care system
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Dec. 3, 2002 | FULL STORY arrow
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Nova Scotia's MD recruiter has it easier than most
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Ninety-four per cent of Nova Scotian adults have regular access to a family doctor. That puts the province in second place, behind Quebec
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2:54 PM | FULL STORY arrow
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PART THREE: PORTABILITY
The patchwork of care in Canada
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The Canada Health Act was supposed to ensure that all Canadians travelling or living outside their home province would not be cut off from access to medical services. The reality is somewhat different.
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9:10 AM | FULL STORY arrow
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Migration of specialists puts have-not regions in medical-staff crunch
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Competition between provinces and territories for experts in specialized fields is intense and counterproductive
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10:18 AM | FULL STORY arrow
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PART FOUR: COMPREHENSIVENESS
Just what is medically necessary? (Thursday, Dec. 5)

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PART FIVE: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
The future of the Health Act (Friday, Dec. 6)

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PART SIX: PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
Where do we go from here? (Saturday, Dec. 7)

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