Health care should remain top priority for premiers amid ER crunch: groups – National | 24CA News

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Published 05.06.2023
Health care should remain top priority for premiers amid ER crunch: groups – National | 24CA News

The Canadian Medical Association and 14 different organizations representing well being staff are urging premiers to maintain well being care on the high of the agenda at their subsequent assembly in July.

The provincial and territorial leaders met a number of occasions final 12 months to check notes on the health-care disaster and name on the federal authorities to present them extra money to repair it.

In February, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced a deal that may see Ottawa give $196 billion for the Canada Health Transfer over the following 10 years.

All provinces besides Quebec have agreed to the deal in precept.

In a press launch on behalf of a number of medical doctors’ and nurses’ associations, the Canadian Medical Association says the offers are a constructive step however the health-care disaster has not ended.

They say extreme wait occasions, a scarcity of main care, a scarcity of staff and overcapacity in emergency rooms ought to all be on the premiers’ agenda.

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