“Earlier this year we asked over 30 health regions and hospitals for data on patients passing away while waiting for surgery, procedures, diagnostic scans and appointments with specialists…”
This policy brief summarizes SecondStreet.org’s research into patients dying while waiting for surgery and other medical appointments (June 2021 edition).
Think tank SecondStreet.org released today government data that shows over 10,000 patients died while waiting for surgery, a procedure, diagnostic scan or appointment with a specialist between April 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020
Second Street.org recently published a column that discusses the issues Canada faces once COVID is under control. If you’d like to learn more, you can download the eBook for free on our home page.
Judy Anderson, a retired nurse from Ontario, describes losing two daughters due to waiting lists in Canada’s health care system.
Every year, thousands of Canadian patients – from all walks of life – travel outside the country to get the health care services they need.
Health care worker faces over 5,635 in COVID fines after returning from U.S. for son’s health care trip.
This policy brief includes public opinion research on COVID-19, climate change and natural resource issues
Public policy think tank SecondStreet.org released public opinion research today that shows a majority of Canadians want governments to be focussed on fighting COVID-19 and returning things to normal rather than looking at restructuring the economy with higher carbon taxes, rebates, regulations and subsidies to address climate change.
We asked each province an important question:
How many surgeries and procedures did you postpone due to COVID?
Our new video summarizes their responses –
Dr. Shawn Whatley sat down with to discuss his new book “When politics comes before patients”.
SecondStreet.org asked provincial governments across Canada an important health care question: How many surgeries and procedures did you postpone after COVID-19 emerged?
