Jane Philpott

1 month ago | longwoods.com | Jane Philpott |Duncan Sinclair

In “Medicare Makeover: Reimagining the Canada Health Act at 40,” Flood and Thomas (2025) study access and comprehensiveness in the Canada Health Act (1985). They note a decline in timely access to care and advocate for the establishment of benchmarks for access, suggesting provinces should meet those standards in exchange for federal funding.

Aug 10, 2024 | ottawacitizen.com | Danielle Martin |Jane Philpott |Sarita Verma

To reform primary care, immediate investment and policy action are needed from our provincial political leaders.  •   •  You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentThe Ontario College of Family Physicians recently released new data indicating that 2.5 million Ontarians are now without a family doctor. To call this a crisis is an understatement. However, it is also an opportunity.

Apr 17, 2024 | calgaryherald.com | Jane Philpott |Leigh Bardugo |Holly Gramazio |Elsie Silver

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Apr 8, 2024 | chatelaine.com | Jane Philpott

Before becoming Canada’s minister of health in 2015, Jane Philpott worked in medicine, spending the first decade of her medical career in Niger and a subsequent 17 years as a family doctor in Markham and Stouffville, Ont. Now the Dean of Health Sciences and director of the School of Medicine at Queen’s University, Philpott is calling for change to Canada’s healthcare system. Below, an excerpt from her debut book, Health for All: A Doctor’s Prescription for a Healthier Canada.

Oct 3, 2023 | queensu.ca | Anthony SanFilippo |Jane Philpott

Recent reports indicate that over six million Canadians are without a family doctor. This not only has a massive impact for those individuals, but also for the entire health-care system. Given current caseloads, about 4,000 family doctors would be required to address the current shortfall. Education reform is part of the solution to this crisis.