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National Post
a day ago
- Health
- National Post
75 Per Cent of People in Eastern/Northern Ontario Want Provincial Government to Prioritize Spending on Public Hospitals Instead of Private Clinics: New Poll
Article content OCHU-CUPE media conference in Ottawa at 10am on Tuesday to release full findings of new Nanos poll on privatization Article content OTTAWA, Ontario — Just over 10 days after the recent Ontario budget allocated $280 million for expansion of surgeries and diagnostic tests in private clinics while restraining hospital funding, a new poll shows that 75 per cent of people in Eastern and Northern Ontario want the government to prioritize investments in public health care. Article content Article content The Nanos poll conducted in May surveyed over a thousand Ontarians about privatization of hospital services and their perception about staffing in public hospitals, including a representative sample from Eastern and Northern Ontario. Article content The poll was commissioned by CUPE's Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE), which will be releasing a supplementary report on privatization on Tuesday. Article content On Tuesday, aside from more detailed polling data, the union will also be showing a colour-coded map of Ottawa based on the Ontario Marginalization Index as a visual representation of the inequitable access to privatized hospital services. Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content Article content Article content
National Post
4 days ago
- Health
- National Post
Majority of Ontarians Want Provincial Government to Prioritize Spending on Public Hospitals Than Private Clinics: New Poll
Article content OCHU-CUPE media conference at 9:30am on Monday to release full findings of new Nanos poll on privatization Article content TORONTO — Just over 10 days after the recent Ontario budget allocated $280 million for expansion of surgeries and diagnostic tests in private clinics while restraining hospital funding, a new poll shows that 73 per cent of Ontarians want the government to prioritize investments in public health care. Article content Article content The Nanos poll conducted in May surveyed over a thousand Ontarians about privatization of hospital services and their perception about staffing in public hospitals. Article content The poll was commissioned by CUPE's Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE), which will be releasing a supplementary report on privatization at a media conference at Queen's Park on Monday morning. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content For more information, contact: Article content Article content Article content
