over 55 per cent of canadians believe health-care quality is declining: poll
across the country, people perceive that the biggest problems caused by the pandemic are increased wait times and backlogs for surgeries.
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eighty-two per cent of canadians are worried about being able to get health-care services when they are needed.
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montreal gazette
fifty-six per cent of canadians believe the quality of health care they receive in their province or territory has worsened over the past five years, according to a new léger survey.even more canadians believe the pandemic has made this situation worse. seventy-eight per cent believe the covid-19 crisis has had a significant negative impact on the country’s health-care system.across the country, people perceive that the biggest problems caused by the pandemic are increased wait times and backlogs for surgeries and other procedures and a shortage of nurses and doctors due to burnout. these issues are considered to be top priorities to be dealt with if there is more money to come from the federal government to support health care.because of these pre-occupations, 82 per cent of canadians are worried about being able to get health-care services when they are needed and 87 per cent of canadians believe that added funding is needed to help alleviate the strain on the health-care system caused by the pandemic.in addition, 78 per cent of canadians believe that for the system to be improved the federal government needs to commit to funding that will be sustainable and maintained over time.a very small percentage of canadians, only 22 per cent, believe the federal government is providing enough money to the provinces and territories to provide adequate health care for its citizens. fifty-six per cent of canadians feel it is unfair that the provinces and territories have to provide more than two-thirds of the funding for health care.half of canadians believe that if the provincial and territorial share of health-care funding continues to increase, then the larger provinces and territories will receive better health care than the smaller territories and provinces.sixty-five per cent of canadians feel the provinces and territories are better able to decide on health-care spending needs than the federal government. eighty-four per cent of canadians believe that provinces and territories should have the flexibility to adapt their health-care spending to their own needs.
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