There has been ongoing national discourse about barriers to mental health care services in
Canada. The purpose of the study is to better understand these barriers, with a focus on …

Introduction In many countries, there are waits for elective (planned) surgery. In these
settings, processes for triaging patients are applied to determine how long patients wait for …

Purpose of program: Operative wait times for non-oncology-related procedures continue to
rise in Canada, and this was further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. These …

Background: Patients are referred for colonoscopy for symptom assessment, screening, and
surveillance. Public health measures to mitigate the spread of the COVID− 19 pandemic …

I read the interviews regarding wait times in the Canadian health care system1 with great
interest, but also with a sense of dis appointment. For all the proposals made by the …

It is widely acknowledged that access to health services and social supports is one of the
determinants of a newcomer population's health status. It has been observed that research …

Abstract Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) were implemented in 2019 as a model of health
system organization to improve integration of care across Ontario. Health system integration …

British Columbians lack basic pharmaceutical coverage for contraceptives, despite the
World Health Organization deeming contraceptives as essential. There are a wide range of …

I read these interviews with great interest, but also with a sense of disappointment. For all
the proposals made by the interviewees to improve wait times, the glaringly obvious one of" …