RE: LeoThread 2024-11-06 13:57

#newfoundland

A new poll finds 30 per cent of people in Newfoundland and Labrador are without a family doctor, and the head of the medical association says the provincial government is dropping the ball in its attempts to reduce that number.

The poll, commissioned by the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association and carried out by Narrative Research, says about one-third — or approximately 163,000 people — do not have a family doctor.

"The truth is too many people don't have access to family physicians. Not enough is being done to address this," said NLMA president Steve Major.

"And I don't think that it's a priority for the government to have every Newfoundlander have a family physician. I think that's the honest truth."