EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park.You told us that Ontarians are waiting too long for health care at every turn: to get a family doctor, to see their family doctor, in emergency rooms, for specialist appointments, for mental health care, for tests, for surgeries, and for beds in long-term care.
Many wrote about their lack of a family doctor or rushed appointments after long waits — if they have one. Readers complained about doctors insisting on addressing only one issue per visit — for billing purposes — or making patients undergo unnecessary virtual visits to boost the bottom line. Other readers tied long wait times, overcrowded facilities, and rushed doctors to missed diagnoses and poor health as well."My daughter is struggling with many mental health issues and there is no help," wrote one reader.
"Private, for-profit clinics really scare me. Pulling away and dividing health care workers. I will not pay a penny to these capitalist monsters," was one reader's feedback.