This Family Doctor is disappointed too, Dr. W! :(

And here’s a very wise response to the Op-Ed above:

In reflecting on his comments, I was drawn to a well-established principle I learned in a management course years ago that if you are trying to fix a problem, ask the people actually doing the job about the problem is and how they would fix it.

Well (not to sound like a broken record – see posts above), way back in 2019, we met with the Ministry of Health and presented Primary Care Plus (now known as Blue Sky Family Medicine). An innovative, cost effective and sustainable way to improve and enhance longitudinal Family Medicine in the community.

The Ministry REJECTED the proposal… saying that they had a better plan.

In 2022, there are over 35,000 people without a Family Doctor in Nanaimo… This train wreck could have been prevented. Hmmm… come to think of it, I am not disappointed… I’m p*ssed off too! 😦

I still remain optimistic that science and common sense will prevail.

Peace to Ukraine and the planet!