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Patients play a role in reducing stress on medical system

Thousands of people in B.C. are still without a family doctor. That means many people are forced to go to a walk-in clinic if they want an appointment, but we heard from a woman who works at a Kamloops clinic about how some patients are making things worse and what people can do to change that.

Kamloops has a doctor shortage, but there are things that patients can do to reduce the strain

Yvonne Hamer is a medical office assistant in Kamloops. (Jenifer Norwell/CBC)

Have you got a family doctor?

Thousands of people in Kamloops don't.

This week on Daybreak we are looking at a possible solutionby allowing more students into medical schools, but that's not a quick fix for people lining up at walk-in clinics today.

Yvonne Hamer has someideas.

She's a medical office assistant in Kamloops.

She says one way to ease pressure on the medical systemis to have patients to take more responsibility.

Daybreak's Jenifer Norwell spoke with Yvonne about what she sees in her work.

To hear the interview, click the link:Patients play a role in reducing stress on medical system