“…[3][4][5][6][7]10,11 How such restrictions affect patients depends on the context, but they can contribute additional difficulty to already underserviced regions especially if the needed care is considered to be of lower priority (e.g., non-urgent surgery and epidural analgesia for women in labour) than, for example, emergency surgery. Additional concerns include the safety of patients cared for by overworked and underrested personnel, growth of waiting lists, and increases in surgical cancellations.…”