Doctors

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A non-profit organization that supports Black doctors in Ontario is expanding to London so its members can get community support in the city. Read More

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More than 100,000 London-area kids head back to class in less than two weeks. Along with the usual excitement and stress, parents, children and teachers wonder what a return to normalcy looks like and what to expect in terms of post-pandemic health measures when school resumes. Read More

The head of Ontario’s doctors' association is pushing for action in the province’s primary care sector, with at least 66 family physicians urgently needed in London to meet demand. Andrew Park, a London ER physician and the president of the Ontario Medical Association, said improving the province’s health care system

In his column We must help older physicians keep working (May 27) Charles S. Shaver makes some good suggestions for keeping older doctors on the job. Read More

There are 65,000 people in London-Middlesex and 2.2 million in Ontario with no family doctor. Read More

The number of London-area residents with no family doctor has risen to 65,500 in the last two years, says an Ontario family doctors' group urging provincial action. Read More