Family Doctors

• Lachine, Que. doctors offer bonuses out of pocket to reopen ER

  The health minister says he's open to hearing ideas from family doctors on how to fix the health-care system. One unique solution has been offered at Lachine Hospital.

  Health

  Nov 12, 2021
  
• Montreal family doctors angered by threat to penalize those who don’t take on more patients

  Doctor Maya Cholette-Tetrault says premier François Legault has no idea of her reality as a family physician, and his demand for doctors to take on 1,000 patients is upsetting.

  Health

  Nov 4, 2021
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• Legault threatens to penalize Quebec family doctors who don’t take on more patients

  Legault said his government has obtained a list of family physicians who work part-time, and the province will fight their union to get them to take on at least 1,000 patients.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2021
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• Nova Scotia premier pledges to expand virtual health-care network across the province

  As of Sept. 1, there were 75,180 Nova Scotians registered on the province's online list of people looking for a family doctor.

  Health

  Sep 23, 2021
• Ontario aims to bring more doctors into COVID-19 vaccine rollout, assess data to reach holdouts

  Ontario is involving more family doctors in its immunization effort as it tries to reach those who've yet to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2021
• Delivering COVID-19 vaccines in family practices is key to reaching hesitant patients: Calgary doctor

  Another 60 physician clinics will soon begin vaccinating patients in Alberta.

  Health

  May 29, 2021
• B.C.’s family doctors say they’re facing burnout amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

  "The issues that were there before are only amplified 10 and 100-fold now."

  Health

  Oct 4, 2020
• Thousands in Saskatchewan use virtual care tools amid COVID-19: SMA

  The means by which many patients are communicating with physicians has changed because of COVID-19, according to the Saskatchewan Medical Association.

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  Apr 3, 2020
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• Nova Scotia doctors approve new, four-year labour deal that includes raises

  The deal includes two agreements, one that replaces the 2015 master agreement, and a second which replaces the 2015 clinical and academic funding agreement.

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  Nov 27, 2019
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• Halifax residents rally against Nova Scotia’s health care ‘crisis’

  "I'm just tired of hearing we have challenges in our in our health care. No, it's a crisis."

  Health

  Jun 15, 2019