1934 replies to this topic

[Matt R.]

Last summer I tore my hamstrings pretty bad, went to my doctor (who was away so I saw the locum) and he told me to stay off my feet for a few days. Ha! I would have asked for a second opinion but I’m pretty sure they would have matched.

[Victoria Watcher]

An inside look at Victoria walk-in clinics as province mulls new family doctor pay structure

 

A family doctor who worked at nine clinics across Victoria tells us why she quit after eight months, and how a new fee structure could help save the system

 

https://www.capitald...r-pay-structure

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 August 2022 - 06:31 AM.

[spanky123]

^ Typical of a CD in-depth report. Interview one person and call it a day.

[Victoria Watcher]

A well-known local Elvis impersonator says he is on his deathbed in a hallway at Abbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH).

Randy Friskie of Abbotsford says he has been in the hospital for seven days, and had not yet been moved to a room as of noon on Friday (Aug. 12).

Instead, he is in a cot outside the nurses’ station on one of the wards.

2014 TC article:

https://www.timescol...ge-five-4604330

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 12 August 2022 - 05:08 PM.

[todd]

My individual Blue Cross plan that I don’t pay much for just gave me access to Telus Health included.

Edited by todd, 25 August 2022 - 08:50 AM.

[Nparker]

Too bad it couldn't give you access to a real doctor.

[spanky123]

My individual Blue Cross plan that I don’t pay much for just gave me access to Telus Health included.

 

Basic Telus health is free.

[todd]

Basic Telus health is free.

I guess just additionally I get a 24/7 on demand nurse practitioner, it’s just like I’m a baby now. I might actually start addressing some of my health problems

Next Telus Dr. isn’t available for at least a week and a bit

Edited by todd, 25 August 2022 - 10:20 AM.

[todd]

“TELUS launches virtual vet services for B.C. pets”: https://vancouversun...b7cbacdfa2/amp/

[Victoria Watcher]

“TELUS launches virtual vet services for B.C. pets”: https://vancouversun...b7cbacdfa2/amp/

 

Skip the vet visit: A survey has found that 75 per cent of pet health concerns can be treated virtually without a clinic visit.

 

 

 

I dare say it's the same for humans.

[todd]

Skip the vet visit: A survey has found that 75 per cent of pet health concerns can be treated virtually without a clinic visit.[/size]
 
 
 
I dare say it's the same for humans.

I’m an octopus.

[Nparker]

TELUS launches virtual vet services for B.C. pets

Virtual anal gland expression should be interesting.

[todd]

Virtual anal gland expression should be interesting.

I decided long ago you need to get somebody else to do that type of stuff. You’ll never be able to look your pet in the eye again

[Victoria Watcher]

Physician puts plan to charge patients monthly fee on hold after commission review

 

A doctor in the capital region who proposed charging patients a monthly fee of $125 for enhanced services — such as longer appointments and home visits — withdrew the scheme after it came under review by the Medical Services Commission.

 

This month, a patient told the Times Colonist that her family physician, Dr. Perpetua Nkechi Nwosu of Perpetual Health Centre at 375-3066 Shelbourne St., said in a letter she would no longer be enrolled with Medical Services Plan as of Nov. 1.

 

Since private clinics cannot charge patients and also bill the Medical Services Plan, the doctor proposed billing patients directly for enhanced services — 30-minute appointments to discuss a variety of concerns — and putting the money into recruiting staff, including nurses and mental-health counsellors, as well as overhead costs.

 

Some patients, however, were concerned that they would lose Nwosu as a family doctor if they were unable to pay the proposed $125 monthly fee. The letter did not address the fate of patients who could not pay the fee.

 

Saanich family physician Dr. Jennifer Lush said until family doctors receive better compensation, more will begin thinking “outside the box” in order to continue caring for their patients.

 

“Dr. Nwosu is not the first doctor to charge patients for services not covered by MSP, and rather than asking ‘How dare this doctor do this?’ we should be asking ‘How dare the government, in a universal health-care system, dare to not adequately compensate family doctors to care for British Columbians?’ ” Lush said in a text.

 

 

https://www.timescol...-review-5756186

[spanky123]

^ His/her mistake was advertising the fee. 

Edited by spanky123, 30 August 2022 - 06:42 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

I think that's a woman.

[JimV]

It’s news to me that you’re allowed to not enroll in MSP and practice completely privately (a la dentists, optometrists, physios, other medical professionals).  However, since buying health insurance to cover MSP type services is illegal that would seem to severely limit the potential customers.

[spanky123]

It’s news to me that you’re allowed to not enroll in MSP and practice completely privately (a la dentists, optometrists, physios, other medical professionals).  However, since buying health insurance to cover MSP type services is illegal that would seem to severely limit the potential customers.

 

It is not just that but being unable to prescribe, order lab tests or refer would shut you down.

[Victoria Watcher]

No surprise:

 

 

Canadians less satisfied in their access to health care than Americans: poll

https://www.cbc.ca/n...ccess-1.6574184

[Mike K.]

But pets, meanwhile, get same day vet care, with a ton of options, and immediate pay for play.