The health authority’s CEO, Athana Mentzelopoulos, says it does an average 100,000 referrals per year, but in some cases it can’t confirm if patients received referral services.
The Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens has unveiled new data on family medicine in Quebec and calls on the government to use them to “stop devaluing” the practice.
A 2023 report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business estimated that Canadian doctors cumulatively spend 48.8 million hours per year on administrative tasks.
Canadian company Sandoz is set to launch the very first generic semaglutide in 2026, making this costly treatment more accessible, possibly raising other issues.
