Certain aspects of the new physicians services agreement–such as improved pregnancy and parental leave–will, help, said Dr. Rose Zacharias. But others changes need to happen.
The best antidote to endless paperwork and mounting patient expectations in the midst of a pandemic may very well be a week in the wilderness on Canada’s great northern rivers.
Mental health support and resources to help pharmacists cope with their ever-growing workload are all very helpful. But it's going to take a lot more than that to bring real change to a profession that's buckling under the growing demand for its services.