People with severe disabilities have been told a wheelchair ramp costs more than an assisted death. Living in poverty and food insecurity have also been linked to the demand for MAiD.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy is an international expert in health workforce planning and research and the key architect behind the needs-based planning model. She is the past Vice President of Research, Innovation, and Discovery and Chief Nurse Executive at Nova Scotia Health. She is now Director of Dalhousie University’s PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre, providing technical guidance […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
INSIGHTS: Hospital complaints come with a silver lining| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman Craig Thompson discusses how hospital complaints can drive systemic improvements in healthcare.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Kelly Turner is the operations manager of Care Opinion Canada, a program of the Alberta-based non-profit Imagine Citizens Network that enables patients, families, and healthcare professionals to share their experiences with health and social care services. Health systems around the world are awakening to a critical truth: when we truly listen to those who use […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
A registered nurse reacts to an IJB investigation which found nurses working in acute medical units at Niagara Health Services hospitals were sometimes assigned 10 patients each.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
An expert in lead poisoning prevention asks why government officials continue to allow drinking water to be poisoned by lead. Dr. Bruce Lanphear is a Health Sciences professor at Simon Fraser University. Bruce led influential studies used by federal agencies around the world to set standards for harmful levels of lead in air, paint, water, […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau