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Healthcare Challenge: Access to Healthcare Services (Main Actors (Patients…
Healthcare Challenge: Access to Healthcare Services
Main Actors
Patients
Populations in Northern Canada
First Nations
Francophone
Children
Adults
Immigrants
Rural residents
Socioeconomic status
Low Education Status
Physicians
Family Doctors
Radiologists
Pediatrician
Medical Specialist
Emergency Care
Lab technicians
Transportation Workers
Hospital Staff
Administration
Government
Minister of Health
Premiers
Prime Minister
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)
Barriers to Integration
Lack of government funding
Lack of available services in Northern Canada
Long Waiting Times
Lack of physicians and specialists
must seek other alternatives located farther away
Lack of facilities
Patients have to be transported (usually airlifted) to larger hospitals
Language Barriers
Delivering care to people across such a large area with an extremely low population density compared to the south of the province.
Lack of culturally safe care from health practitioners
Geography and Access
people have to go long distances to visit larger hospitals
Transportation
most remote communities, is that there is no local physician, and residents have to travel somewhere to receive care.
Poverty
people struggle with the cost of foods, not just commercial items, but also transportation
Trauma
Rise in Teen suicide
Lack of Mental Health Services
Enablers of Integration
Support from Government
Providing funds to increase culturally safe practices
Funding From OHIP or provincial coverage
include incentives for bilingual specialists
Offer free language courses
Support from Practitioners
Continue communication between physicians
Support from Administration staff
Promote Accessibility
Address disparities in Low vs High Income groups
Resolution
Health system performance measures that are designed to evaluate the efficacy of different health services that aim to improve health outcomes
Hire practitioners fluent in different languages to make communication much easier for discussions about treatments and tests.
addressing inequities within the northern regions, such as income or cultural disparities that might affect people’s health access and outcomes
Telemedicine and virtual care
Mobile Services deliver care
Travel grant program