Luckyme 41401 Report post Posted June 2, 2015 Not sure this has been mentioned. Duing my last visit at one of the satellite walk-in clinics for my regular tests, the nurse told me - Effective May 11th, 2015 drop-in services available to youth aged 29 and under. http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/public-health/sexual-health/sexual-health-centre For anyone else, the only clinic open for these walk-in tests will be at the main clinic at 179 Clarence Street. It's no big deal, but I am more familiar with my regular walk-in clinic. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phaedrus 209521 Report post Posted June 3, 2015 Seriously??? How does making it harder for *any* segment of the population to access STI testing help public health in any way? This makes no sense at all. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterat 20911 Report post Posted June 4, 2015 More inane thinking at work: save the money by not providing clinic availability, nor doing the appropriate tests...... and then pay way more to provide treatment as well as the other costs to society.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cherry6076 280 Report post Posted June 17, 2015 http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=30865e67bbee0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Helena D'Orville 33237 Report post Posted June 17, 2015 I have been in a similar situation in Kingston recently. I am lucky to have a family doctor to go to. But I was shocked to see that a Sexual Health clinic for women, who is supposed to be open and welcoming to ANY woman, was trying to kick me out because of my age... And because I seemed "to take very good care of me". Thanks for the compliment but this is a positive bias, and not very responsible as a health services provider... If now doctors and nurses judge if people are OK or not based on their looks, where are we going? This is the beautiful result of budget cuts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luckyme 41401 Report post Posted June 17, 2015 This is definitely as a result of a budget-cut and definitely not helping public health. In addition to the new age restriction at the drop-in centers, they seem to be pushing the public to go to their own doctor. The nurse told me at least two times during my appointment that I could go to my family physician for these tests -- like I didn't know that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest D***el B***e Report post Posted June 17, 2015 I have all my tests done through my family physician. For me it's easier lthat way. But it's another example of how cost cutting measures have a negative impact. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
