Not so much bureaucratic BS, but just a severe shortage of doctors that was predictable and the province has done nothing to improve–and several things to make worse.
Still, if I go to a hospital, I will get free–and usually excellent–care.
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That’s pretty much exactly what I meant by bureaucratic bullshit.
That’s apparently how it works in Quebec. In my province, I’ve never heard of the gov’t assigning a doctor. You shop around clinics to see if you find one accepting new patients. For example, last spring, the clinic I go to had a big sign saying two new doctors had joined the clinic and were accepting new patients.
If you don’t have a personal GP, you just go to a clinic with walk-in services, and see whichever doctor is available that day.