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Originally Posted by blankall
A major issue, in Vancouver anyways, is that many GPs have just stopped seeing patients in person. The ones that do see people in person have waits from anywhere from days to a week. My understanding is that GPs, who are underpaid and get paid per visit, can see more people in a shorter amount of time virtually/by phone so they choose to do that instead.
It's brutal that they are basically forcing people to overwhelm the ERs to deal with this issue.
We cannot get the nurse practitioner programs in place fast enough. I did appreciate being able to get a prescription directly from a pharmacist recently. Turns out my eye issues were caused by a weird baby virus my daughter gave me, but it was nice getting the eye drops, even though they did nothing, without having to wait to see a doctor.
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My GP has turned their practice into a big health club with a bunch of side businesses going on. Any time I try to make an appointment, I get a message saying there are no available dates. I have resorted to just going back to walk-in clinics.