Doctors Shortage

• Saskatchewan adds 15 internationally trained doctors to rural communities

  The Province of Saskatchewan has announced 15 new internationally trained doctors are practicing in rural communities as efforts continue toward easing health-care challenges.

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  Mar 16, 2023
  
• B.C. pharmacists want to take pressure off doctors with more power to prescribe drugs

  The BC Pharmacy Association has suggested to government its pharmacists could take on prescribing authority for a range of self-diagnosable, limited conditions.

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  Aug 25, 2022
  
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• N.B. parents upset province is losing its only pediatric ophthalmologist

  The news has come as a shock with parents worrying they will have to face longer wait times, and be forced to leave the province to get care for their kids.

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  Sep 26, 2019
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• Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce taking the lead on local doctor recruitment

  On Tuesday, the provincial Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage announced it would provide $75,000 to the task force over the next three years.

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  Jun 25, 2019
• N.S. walk-in clinics struggle with doctor recruitment

  "Lots of physicians don't want to do after-hours call, especially in a setting where the remuneration for after-hours work is less than what it would be for your office," said Dr. Cindy Marshall.

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  Jun 4, 2019