Primary Care
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Ontario provides Trent Hills Family Health Team $220K to improve primary careNorthumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini announced $221,933 for the Trent Hills Family Health Team which provides care to more than 11,480 patients at three sites.PoliticsFeb 9
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Ontario to add 400 new primary care providers to deal with staffing shortageOntario is investing $110 million in an effort to connect more than 300,000 people to primary care teams, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Thursday.CanadaFeb 1
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Alberta nurse practitioners can soon open their own clinics under new compensation modelThe Alberta government is rolling out a new compensation model for nurse practitioners that would see them be able to open their own primary care clinics in the community.HealthNov 22, 2023
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New Indigenous-led primary care site celebrates new location in downtown London, Ont.The grand opening showcased the new space at 493 Dundas St. which more than doubles SOAHAC’s previous clinic, offering increased privacy and accessibility for clients.HealthOct 25, 2023
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N.B. will turn to collaborative care clinics to address primary care shortagesThere are about 25,000 people without access to a primary care provider in New Brunswick and only about a third of those who do can see their provider quickly.HealthSep 5, 2023
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Why pharmacists in N.S. want an even wider scope to help ease health-care strainThe Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists says doctors should provide a diagnosis and pharmacists should take over prescribing and managing prescriptions.HealthAug 8, 2023
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Middlesex-London health team says doctor recruitment program nixed by committee is neededThe Middlesex London Ontario Health Team (MLOHT) requested $80,000 annually for three years to help fund a program to recruit and retain primary care physicians.CanadaJul 24, 2023
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Premier Smith worries Alberta’s health system losing focus given diffuse roles, prioritiesAlberta finished centralizing its health system into AHS 15 years ago, but Smith said the contemplated changes would not turn back the clock to a completely decentralized model.PoliticsJul 20, 2023
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‘Focus Saskatchewan’: Retiring family physician concerned for her 3,500 patientsThe Canadian Institute for Health Information showed Saskatchewan lost 159 doctors between 2020 and 2021, yielding the lowest per capita rate in the country.CanadaMay 27, 2023
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N.S. invests $17 million into 60 primary health-care clinicsNova Scotia's health and wellness minister has announced a $17-million investment in primary care clinics across the province, looking to improve access to health providers.HealthMay 10, 2023
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