Healthcare Transformation Posts

CARP Nova Scotia Concerned about pharmacare overhaul

July 21, 2016

Nova Scotia seniors group concerned about 2nd attempt to overhaul pharmacare By Marieke Walsh [Original story can be ...

Is Canada spending millions on drugs that hurt seniors?

June 23, 2016

It is well known that not taking your prescribed medications correctly can be dangerous for your health. Non-adherence ...

CARP Poll results: Mental Health

May 30, 2016

Key findings Great news! When it comes to mental health, more than three quarters of CARP members consider themselves ...

CARP NS Members Urged to Choose Wisely

May 13, 2016

Choosing Wisely is a campaign to help clinicians and patients engage in conversations about unnecessary tests and ...

Engage the public and to use data and information to guide decision making in health-care policy

May 13, 2016

We must use formation at all levels of the system. For a system to be truly person-centred, we need the following ...

What’s the future of CCACs in Ontario?

May 13, 2016

Recent negative headlines around provincially-funded homecare services have caught the attention CARP members who ...

CARP Financial Issues Poll Report

May 13, 2016

Key Findings Most members think the promised budget surplus should be used to pay the national debt, while many think ...

CARP CPP Expansion/Age-Friendly Health Care Poll Report

May 13, 2016

Key Findings CPP expansion December 20, 2013: With the federal government publicly refusing to expand CPP, CARP ...

CARP calls for healthcare transformation from Health Minister’s meeting this week; not just more of the same

May 12, 2016

Jan 20, 2016 Toronto, ON: CARP members are looking for transformative change from Canada’s health ministers, not ...

Engage the public and to use data and information to guide decision making in health-care policy

May 8, 2016

Kathleen MacMillan, PhD, RN, is the director of the School of Nursing at Dalhousie University. CARP NS supports her ...