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October 08, 2026Bridging the Gap In Social Prescribing: “Lived Territories” As Community Pivots for Proximity-Based Health Systems
Authors Lara Gautier and Géraldine Layani comment on Kate Mulligan's essay - Social Prescribing as Strategic Infrastructure. They highlight three necessary conditions: upstream recognition of community intervention as primary linkage to the health system, primary care as population-based local infrastructure and explicit territorial governance. Healthcare Papers 23.4
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Pharmacists’ Perspectives on Delivery of Clinical Services and the Current Payment Model in British Columbia, Canada
The Rapidly Evolving Field of Recruitment and Retention of Internationally Educated Nurses
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When I was a medical student in Okhaldhunga, a rural district in Nepal, a pregnant woman was brought to our hospital by her family after her labour became obstructed at home. They lived far away, and [...]
Posthaste: Canadians put their financial future on the line as they care for older family members, says report
Being the caregiver to an older family member is costing Canadians anywhere from $7,000 to $10,000 a year in out-of-pocket spending and harming their own financial future, according to an Edward Jones [...]
Health ministers meet in Winnipeg after funding extension announced for mental health, addictions
Canadian health ministers meet in Winnipeg today after the federal government announced it would extend funding for mental health, addictions and home care by one year. Federal Health Minister Marjor [...]
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Canada's healthcare system is approaching structural limits: nearly $400 billion in annual spending, while nearly one in five Canadians is without a regular healthcare provider, emergency departments overflow and health inequities persist that universal coverage alone cannot resolve. This paper argues that social prescribing, a structured referral system connecting people to community resources through trained link workers, offers not merely an additional program but a paradigm shift. By making [...]
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