Older Canadian women face challenges accessing medical specialists and non-emergency tests compared to older men, according to a recent Statistics Canada report.
The report released Wednesday, called ‘Access to specialized health-care services among older Canadians’ looked at the challenges faced by Canadians aged 65 and older in accessing health-care services, considering factors such as gender and immigration.
Women appear to encounter the greatest difficulties in accessing care.
“It’s a problem because we know that there’s a care gap here,” Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Sinai Health and the University Health Network in Toronto, told Global News.
“Women in