Employees dissatisfied with available healthcare: TELUS Health

Little or no access to a family doctor

Jaskeet Briah
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One in six employees were found to be dissatisfied with the level of available healthcare, according to a new survey by TELUS Health.

The health and wellbeing services provider measured the mental health of 2,000 employed adults and found that respondents who reported dissatisfaction with the level of available healthcare had the lowest mental health. Overall, the mental health score of employees who were dissatisfied with available healthcare was nearly 13 points lower than satisfied workers, and eight points lower than the national average, TELUS Health detailed. Employees aged over 50 were 50% more likely than workers under 40 to be dissatisfied with the level of available healthcare, according to the research. ...

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