Canada falls short in several areas of health care...OECD countries, report says

[AlbertaFarmer5]

The provinces are underfunding surgical capacity. There is a shortage of staff and operating space time, along with a surge in the number of elderly people needing more healthcare. We have known about the baby boomers demographic for a long time.

And for profit private surgery will just drain away resources from the public system resulting in more 2 tier healthcare and longer lines for those who can't afford to pay.

Now I am confused.
Healthcare is underfunded the provinces should spend more money because there is shortage of staff and operating space.
But if consumers spend more money to solve the underfunding issue, it will just drain the limited pool of resources.

Do you even read what you post?

[chuckChuck]

Where is the staff for more surgeries going to come from if we are already short doctors and nurses?

Do you even read what you post?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Where is the staff for more surgeries going to come from if we are already short doctors and nurses?

Do you even read what you post?

Where is the staff going to come from if the provinces increase funding if we are already short doctors and nurses?

[chuckChuck]

By funding more training spaces and in the short term immigration.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

By funding more training spaces and in the short term immigration.

But private money can't end up going that direction?

[chuckChuck]

To fund post secondary institutions to create more spaces? Who in the private sector is offering to do that?

The Saskatchewan government is already investing a little bit more in training, but it's not enough and it's too late considerring the baby boomer bubble.

[fjlip]

You won't allow any PRIVATE! Read what you post, think before you type.

Called a conundrum, no people, no training, no spaces in hospital....no solution.

[shtferbrains]

By funding more training spaces and in the short term immigration.

Poilievre explains clearly how he plans to do it in the video casih posted.

[wmoebis]

Where is the staff going to come from if the provinces increase funding if we are already short doctors and nurses?

Alberta just informed nurses that layoffs maybe coming so those trained nurses will be able to move to private maybe for more $. Yet the Gov't won't pay or hire more so either we pay upfront or through taxes. Alberta has decided Upfront.

[Landdownunder]

My sister lives in Australia, I obviously live in Canada. If I understand her correctly in Australia you have the option of buying additional medical insurance above the universal government provided health care. This gives you access to much quicker health care. A good example of this is we both have arthritis in our hips and knees. She went in to see about this recently. He recommended that she get a hip replacement while she is still relatively young and in good physical shape as this improves outcomes. I am 59 and she is almost 3 years younger. In the appointments I have had AHS won’t seriously consider looking at me until I am 65. A friend of mine who is in his early 70’s was on the list for surgery but he had been waiting for more than a year with no hope in sight, he went private. I suspect by the time I am 65 my mobility will be next to zero. I am seriously considering getting it done privately as well, the issue is that while I can get the pre-op work done in Calgary I have to fly to Toronto or Montreal for the operation. You cannot get private surgeries done in your home province, federal regulations I believe. I certainly believe Canada’s health system is wanting, no doubt about it..

Got my first hip replaced at 48 other at 56. Recently had knee replaced this year in july. All private bugger all out of pocket expenses Top level cover