Hugh Flemming

• Letter shows minister wanted commanding officer of New Brunswick RCMP replaced

  The provincial Attorney General wrote that Assistant Commissioner Larry Tremblay 'no longer commands my confidence,' and must be replaced.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2021
  
• Letter sent to N.B. health minister calls for support of Clinic 554

  The letter states that Clinic 554 and its owner Dr. Adrian Edgar are “an irreplaceable resource.”

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2020
  
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• New Brunswick reverses plans to close ERs amid backlash

  "I can’t in good conscience move forward without addressing the concerns and fears that have been brought to light," said Higgs in a statement.

  Health

  Feb 16, 2020
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• New Brunswick adding 32 nurse practitioners to improve primary care access

  Health Minister Hugh Flemming says the move will improve wait times at four emergency rooms and reduce the provincial wait-list for a family doctor or nurse practitioner by more than half.

  Health

  Jan 27, 2020
• Provincial government orders Ambulance NB to scrap bilingual hiring condition

  The provincial government has told Ambulance New Brunswick that it has to eliminate bilingual hiring requirements when filling full-time positions.

  Politics

  Dec 18, 2018
• New Brunswick announces plan to pay for drugs to treat rare diseases

  A program has been launched in New Brunswick to help people pay for drugs for rare diseases.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2014
• Tentative contract agreement reached for N.B. fee-for-service doctors

  The New Brunswick government has reached a tentative agreement on fee-for-service doctors with the provincial medical society.

  Politics

  Mar 18, 2014
• Ambulance fees to be eliminated for uninsured New Brunswickers

  People in New Brunswick not covered by a private health plan will no longer have to pay an ambulance fee starting April 1.

  Politics

  Feb 28, 2014
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• N.B. health minister open to new deal on electronic health records

  New Brunswick's health minister says he's willing to renegotiate a contract that gave the New Brunswick Medical Society the exclusive rights to provide an electronic medical records system to the province's doctors.

  Health

  Feb 26, 2014
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• Regulations for N.B. catastrophic drug plan now online for comment

  The regulations for New Brunswick's new catastrophic drug plan are now online.

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2014