Healthcare


Healthcare Survey

Searching For Online Health Information The Number One Online Activity In Canada

Two-Thirds Of All Online Canadians Have Visited A Health Website, Up From 55% In 2000
Healthcare Survey

Eight in Ten (82%) Canadians Approve Romanow Recommendation of $15 Billion Infusion into Healthcare Over Three Years Even If It Takes All Projected Budget Surplus

But Support Drops to 52% When Told This Would Leave Little Surplus for Improving Other Areas Such As Post-Secondary Education or the Military
Healthcare Survey

Three Quarters (74%) Of Canadians Say It Is Reasonable That Governments Develop A Plan For Healthcare System Within 100 Days Of The Release Of The Romanow Report

However, Confidence Is Mixed On What Such A Plan Will Deliver.
Almost All (97%) Canadians Say it is Important that Governments Actively Involve Heath Care Professionals in Developing Plan to Renew Health System
Healthcare Survey

Awaiting Romanow: Priorities for Healthcare Spending

Top Priorities For Healthcare are Waiting Lists for MRIs/CAT-Scans (63%), Homecare (49%), Primary Healthcare Services (44%), and Prevention Services (42%) According to Canadians
Healthcare Survey

Nine in Ten (88%) Say New Taxes Unnecessary for Healthcare -- Just Need to Spend Current Healthcare Money More Efficiently

Two-Thirds (65%) Indicate User Fees, More Private Money in Canadian Healthcare System Not Needed
Six in Ten (61%) Think Federal Government Should Implement Romanow Recommendations Even if It Means a Slight Tax Increase
Healthcare Survey

Seven in Ten (70%) Canadians are Confident that Within Their Lifetime a Cure for Cancer Will be found

68% Say Cancer, Within the Decade, Will Be Something You Live With, Not Die From
92% Willing To Donate Tumour Tissue for Research on New Drug Treatments
87% Of Canadians' Lives Have Been Touched By Cancer Through The Diagnosis Of A Friend Or Family Member
Healthcare Survey

2nd Annual Report Card on Health Care in Canada

Six in Ten Canadians Assign B Grade to Overall Quality of Health Care (63%), Choice of Health Care Services (62%) and Their Most Recent Interaction with the System (68%)
Ability to Access Specific Health Care Services in Their Community Receives Mixed Ratings
Eight in Ten (82%) Agree Long-term, Sustainable Funding is Needed to Improve the Health Care System
Healthcare Survey

Over Four-in-Ten (45%) of Canadian Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Sufferers Say That IBS Has a Severe Impact on Their Overall Quality of Life

People with IBS Often Suffer in Silence Because of Their Reluctance to Discuss Their Bowel Habits and Pain with People
IBS Sufferers Average 5.2 Years Before Seeking Medical Assistance for their IBS