Diane Lamarre

• MRI machines underused despite long wait times

  Quebec's health minister came under fire after media revealed MRI and CT scan machines are widely underused in hospitals, despite long waiting lists.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2018
  
• Quebec health minister called ‘arrogant,’ blamed by opposition for nurses’ exhaustion

  After a week of outcry, Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette has met with the nurses’ union about the risk of burnout, exhaustion and extensive overtime.

  Politics

  Feb 6, 2018
  
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• New deal for Quebec doctors sees them receive 14.7% salary increase over 8 years

  Quebec has signed a new agreement with the province's general practitioners but will it mean better care for patients?

  Health

  Oct 6, 2017
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• Quebec opposition parties unveil health care plans

  Quebec's opposition parties are vowing to hold the government accountable over its health care promises.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2017
• PQ skeptical about Quebec health minister’s promise for family doctors

  The opposition PQ is sounding the alarm on the government's plan to get more Quebecers a family doctor.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2017
• Quebec doctor’s pay slashed for taking maternity leave

  A Montreal-area physician says she has had her pay slashed for taking maternity leave.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2016
• Quebec government abolishes independent health watchdog

  Quebec has decided to get rid of the watchdog body in charge of evaluating how well the province's health care system is working.

  Canada

  May 20, 2016
• Longueuil organizations step up after fire rips through apartment building

  Local organizations are collecting donations for those who lost their homes to a four-alarm fire in Longueuil on Friday.

  Canada

  May 14, 2016
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• Auditor general says Quebec government needs to control medical user fees

  Quebec's auditor general has some harsh criticism for the government, calling the way clinics bill for medical user fees "ambiguous, confusing and misunderstood."

  Canada

  May 10, 2016
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• Miscommunication over Quebec City clinic costs lead to closure

  On Friday, a Quebec City nurse practitioner clinic was forced to close, possibly due to a communication error.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2016