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economist suntribune health care saturday june 8 2002 twothirds of regions doctors turning patients away from page 1 although there is no proof they serve any purpose we need somebody with the will and the fortitude to draw the line and say were not doing this any more it serves no purpose he said we should compile a list of serv ices that are medically necessary and thats all we pay for people pay themselves if they want treatment beyond that we cant give everybody a rolls royce they dont need a rolls royce they need transportation dr maclean and dr seiden were responding to a report from the canadian institute for health information which detailed the rea sons why doctors across the country are in short supply dr ben chan who authored the study said many canadians now report challenges in finding a family doctor twothirds of doctors in york region for instance are turning patients away at the same time dr chan said wait ing lists to see specialists are common i think york region is now feeling it and will really feel it for the next couple of years yet just 10 years ago he said despite projections of a growing and aging population medical school positions were cut physicians were encouraged to retire and foreign doctors were discouraged from com- drjim maclean government action to increase number of doctors will take time hospital president says ing to canada between 1993 and 2000 canada lost more than 5000 physicians leaving 900000 ontario residents without family doctors dr chan blamed 11 per cent of the doctor shortage on medical school enrolment cuts a finding he called surprising because these cuts are frequently cited as the leading cause of the physician shortage meanwhile 22 per cent of the shortage can be attributed to fewer foreign doctors entering canada and another 17 per cent was due to the number of doctors retiring however the biggest contributor at 25 per cent was an increase in the amount of time doctors spent in postgraduate training after 1993 doctors wanting to practise family medicine were required to get two years of extra ukiyoe inside the floating world june 12- august 10 2002 organized tint circulated by the thames art gallery chatham cultural centre m art gallerv f imarkhnm 216 main street ininnvillc 13 k t 905 177951 i f 905 i7 training after graduation rather than one also after 1993 there were more specialists being trained compared to family doctors and specialists spend more time training dr maclean said governments have been taking steps to increase the ranks of doctors but the efforts will take time to pay off i think in health care and other human services youre always play ing a catchup game its difficult to stay ahead of it he added i think york region is now feeling it and will really feel it for the next couple of years dr maclean also argued govern ments must be aggressive in pursu ing other options for health care such as nurse practitioners who can diagnose and prescribe medicine within guidelines join us for executive ciief miciiaei stewarts uvish hotel suites toronto markham fathers day buiinck buffet sunday june 16 at 1000 am to 200 pm indulge in fresh garden salads peel and eat shrimp smoked fish platter cold meat platter roast prime rib of beef fillet of sole grilled chicken in pineapple salsa in addition to a scrumptious dessert table fathers day brunch special 2195person seniors only 1995person children between 7 12 years eat for 1595child children under 6 years eat free taxes and gratuities are not included reservations recommended 905 4740444 7095 woodbine ave one block north of steeles mincys kunisadatoyokum voqdbloek print night snow j mukqiimj c 1815 ttfit