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Access to Nursing Services

Health-care professionals and in particular nurses, have borne the burden of past funding cuts and
restructuring. It is only through the dedication and perseverance of these professionals that the system has continued to deliver quality services.

In this section:

  • Telehealth - Telehealth can increase access to care, particularly for those in remote areas or who would have difficulty accessing the health-care system.

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Street nurses Kathy Hardill, (left) and Cathie Simpson (right) perform outreach to Tent City, the former Toronto waterfront shanty town, in spring 2002 . They conducted outreach to this site weekly for 2 1/2 years. (Photo courtesy Kathy Hardill)
Street nurses Kathy Hardill, (left) and Cathie Simpson (right) perform outreach at Tent City, the former Toronto waterfront shanty town, in spring 2002 . They conducted outreach to this site weekly for 2 1/2 years. (Photo courtesy Kathy Hardill)

 

 

 

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