Opinion: Taking the pain out of one of the biggest challenges for patients – getting a diagnosis

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Opinion: Taking the pain out of one of the biggest challenges for patients – getting a diagnosis


The Globe and Mail (Opinion)

The Fixing Health Care series presents 10 common problems faced by patients in Canada, along with 10 solutions that the authors argue can be achieved within our existing publicly funded health system … Ontario and Saskatchewan have resourced successful expert-designed systems of care wherein patients with back, hip or knee pain are seen within weeks of referral by experienced physiotherapists, nurses or chiropractors … Ontario and Saskatchewan’s rapid-access clinics are designed by orthopedists, neurosurgeons, rheumatologists, physiotherapists, nurses and chiropractors who are experts in health system delivery as well as clinical care.

May 14, 2022
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