The emergencies are overflowing, however, it is approximately 1 in 5 customers of the Frontline Access Counter (GAP) who do not show up for their appointment, according to Dr. Daher.
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In April, “the statistics were worse, but now we stagnate between 18 and 20% of patients who do not show up,” he says.
The GAP, still unknown to the population, might help, but what is needed above all, says Dr. Judy Morris, is “to inject a lot of personnel throughout the network, in long-term care”.
Currently, health personnel are overworked.
“Humanly, it is no longer possible to accept other patients. We are already at full capacity and today I accepted 8 more patients. Several doctors do the same thing,” says Dr. Daher.
