Interview on Global News Radio
Kathleen Finlay was interviewed today (August 13, 2019) on Global News Radio in connection with Ontario’s low-income seniors who are being thrown off the province’s drug co-payment program.
Low-income seniors being thrown off Ontario drug co-payment program
UPDATE: This is an image documenting payments made by a senior who had been on the Ontario Seniors Drug Co-pay Program in 2017 and 2018 and then was cut from it effective August 1, 2019. When asked about this situation by the media, staff of Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott falsely claimed no one […]
Stop letting the system assault victims of sexual violence over and over
Kathleen Finlay writes in The Hill Times Newspaper on the unheeded and unaddressed health implications for women of sexual assault and sexual harassment on women. Online version. Print version. Read about HealingNow: the groundbreaking initiative of The ZeroNow Campaign RELATED
Our System Does More to Protect Doctors Than the Patients They’ve Harmed
Making organizations like the CMPA rich should not be the goal, or result, of government policy. Protecting patients should be. Canadians who experience medical harm at the hands of the healthcare system they pay for are often chagrined to learn that, if they pursue their legal remedies in court, they are also footing the bill […]
Canadian Doctors Should Learn to Apologize
The Center for Patient Protection has heard from many families across Canada, the U.S. and Great Britain about their horrible hospital experiences. Almost none ever received an apology. It could have made such a difference, and at little cost to the healthcare providers and professionals involved. Published in The Huffington Post
Why Can’t More Be Done to Protect Our Most Vulnerable Patients?
The shocking murders of eight elderly nursing home residents, allegedly by a nurse, shows serious shortcomings in the system designed to safeguard patients, including professional oversight by Ontario’s College of Nurses. October 27, 2016 There are many issues arising from the shocking news this week that saw Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a registered nurse, charged with first-degree murder […]
Deny And Defend Culture Weakens Trust In Healthcare System
(Published in The Huffington Post) On a late Sunday night one recent long weekend, I was contacted by a family who was distressed over the treatment their elderly father was receiving in the hospital. I operate an online outreach clinic for patients and families through The Center for Patient Protection. It has helped thousands over […]
End the Silence about Hospital Suicides
(Published in The Huffington Post) International Suicide Prevention Day came and went last week. But it’s hard to know whether most hospitals noticed it, or how well they are doing in combating self-harm by their patients. How hospitals handle mental health issues can have serious consequences. One winter night in 2004, Cynthia Oster, 44, slammed her rented […]
Keep Ageism Out of the Hospital
(Published in The Huffington Post) Research shows age often a decisive factor in care decisions A new Canadian study shows that age is a critical factor in the kind of treatment patients receive. According to the research, which involved patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries, “patients over 70 years of age experienced considerable delays between admission […]
Taxpayers Should Stop Subsidizing Doctors’ Liability Costs
(Published in The Huffington Post) The 50th anniversary this year of the Medicare and Medicaid systems in the United States has predictably prompted a good deal of reflection and even some celebration. They were milestones of healthcare advancement in that country to be sure. But much less reflection seems to happen with the Canadian system, […]