Opinion

The 12,000 Ontarians experiencing homelessness each day face life expectancies below 50 and a disproportionate prevalence and complexity of physical illnesses, mental health challenges and substance use disorders. The additional chaos foisted upon them by the deeply disconnected and barrier-rich health sector appears at street level to be purpose-built to fail.

Longwoods Essays

Recent amalgamations in healthcare in Canada represent amongst the largest corporate mergers and have resulted in the largest corporations in Canada. For instance, for just over a year, Saskatchewan has had a provincial health authority with over 40,000 staff, 2,600 physicians, 270 facilities and a budget of $3.8 Billion.

Nursing Leadership Commentary

Dorothy Wylie epitomized the whole idea of a visionary, risk-taking and forward-leaning leader. The remarkably successful and impactful institute in her name also has evolved, but its transition from a stand-alone program to one that will sit with CNA is by far the most dramatic and risky move since it was established.

Commentary

It's time to take the needs of caregivers seriously; doing so will benefit both those providing and receiving care. This is the thrust of the argument by Williams et al. and we couldn't agree more. Our commentary offers elaboration on the sixth and final assumption – that caregivers' needs should be considered apart from cared-for persons and formal system capacity