Oct. 24, 2022
More than five million Canadian adults struggle to access prirnary care, according to a new report on the status of priority areas in health care identified by three levels of governrnent.
The report, titled Taking the Pulse: Measuring Shared Priorities for Canadian Health Care, was released Thursday by The Canadian Institute for Health Information. Federal, provincial and territorial governments agreed last year to work with CIHI in order to keep Canadians informed on key health topics, such as expanding family health services and primary care access.
Other priorities identified by the levels of government include the need to bolster the health work force, reduce surgery wait times, and improve mental-health access and substance-use services. Additionally, there is also a focus on modernizing health information systems and tools used to share electronic health information.
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