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• Saskatchewan ICU doctor leaving province due to ‘frustrating’ government leadership

  Dr. Hassan Masri announced he is moving to Ontario on social media on Thursday and said the 'suffocating leadership' of the Saskatchewan government was the reason why.

  Health

  May 13
  
• ‘In crisis’: Award-winning B.C. family doctor mulls giving up bursting practice

  A respected B.C. doctor says she's reaching a 'breaking point' warning family physicians are facing increasingly unsustainable caseloads and administrative demands.

  Health

  Apr 15
  
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• Pandemic stalls B.C. associate physician plan

  B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health system, advocates say.

  Health

  Mar 12
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• New campaign urges doctors to come to Nova Scotia

  As of February, there were 86,050 Nova Scotians on the wait-list for a family doctor, representing about 8.6 per cent of the population.

  Health

  Mar 7
• Lachine Hospital modernization project unveiled as staffing shortages remain unresolved

  The two-phase project is slated to begin construction in the spring and last an estimated four to five years.

  Health

  Mar 1
• Lachine Hospital physicians pitching in to pay premiums to keep staff

  Physicians at Montreal's Lachine Hospital have offered to personally pay intensive premiums for technicians to keep them from going elsewhere for higher pay.

  Canada

  Feb 11
• Regina doctor pleads not guilty to sexual assaults

  A woman has testified it's been hard for her to seek medical help since she was sexually assaulted by a former doctor during a colonoscopy.

  Health

  Jan 11
• COVID-19: Manitoba needs ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown, critical care doctors say

  Winnipeg intensive care doctors say a temporary circuit breaker lockdown is needed as the province grapples with an increasing COVID-19 testing backlog and rising daily case counts

  Health

  Dec 28, 2021
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• Manitoba ICU doctor pens open letter aimed at repairing ‘failing’ critical care services

  An open letter penned by an ICU doctor says the health care system is failing and needs improved leadership to fix the problems in the wake of increasing COVID-19 numbers.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2021
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• Growing concerns for access to rural Manitoba emergency rooms

  An accident with a chainsaw while in Arborg, had Kevin Barylski headed to the emergency department in hopes of getting stitches. However, his plans quickly changed.

  News

  Nov 13, 2021