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An experiment in Ontario to improve access to family doctors

An experiment in Ontario to improve access to family doctors

Update: 2024-11-22
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There’s an experiment underway in Kingston, Ont. The regional health care team is starting to assign people without a doctor to nearby clinics based on their postal code. And one of those clinics has adopted a different way to serve patients and doctors. It’s called a health home.

But is this a feasible solution for an overstressed health care system? Kelly Grant, national health reporter for The Globe and Mail, reports on this new model, how it’s working in Kingston and what it could mean for the rest of Canada.

Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com

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An experiment in Ontario to improve access to family doctors

An experiment in Ontario to improve access to family doctors

The Globe and Mail