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HEALTH CARE SERVICES [1 record]

Record 1 2005-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
CONT

The administration and delivery of health care services is the responsibility of each province or territory, guided by the provisions of the Canadian Health Act. ... Health care services include insured primary health care (such as the services of physicians and other health professionals) and care in hospitals, which account for the majority of provincial and territorial health expenditures.

OBS

health care services: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • health care service
  • health-care services
  • health-care service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
CONT

Les services de soins de santé incluent les soins de santé primaires assurés (comme les services des médecins et autres professionnels de la santé) et les soins hospitaliers, ce qui représente la majorité des dépenses en santé pour les provinces et les territoires.

CONT

Les services de soins de santé sont l'un des piliers de la société actuelle. Nous, Canadiens, exigeons que l'accès universel aux soins de santé soit préservé, puisque ce principe est enchâssé dans la Loi canadienne sur la santé.

OBS

services de soins de santé : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • service de soins de santé

Spanish

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