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- 10/26/2020
Next Saskatchewan government must invest in rural primary care, mental health
The SMA is asking the next government to make further investments in rural mental health and addictions treatment. This echoes pleas by rural physicians for access to mental health and addictions treatment professionals such as counsellors, psychologists or psychiatrists, and the ability to call on their services on short notice. Lack of access is particularly acute with children’s mental health care. - 10/26/2020
New PC Health app launched in Atlantic Canada
The free app offers real-time access to information including virtual chats with health professionals during set hours. - 10/26/2020
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- 10/26/2020
'Escape the politics': B.C. clinic places ads seeking to recruit Alberta doctors
Denning Health Group, which runs seven clinics in several Greater Vancouver cities is running advertisements in Alberta hoping to recruit doctors, urging them to “escape the politics” and “come practice in beautiful B.C." - 10/25/2020
Pharmacists advocating for permanency of CDSA exemption
Since the pandemic struck last March, pharmacists have faced a multitude of challenges as they strive to maintain continuity of care. One change meant to help pharmacists better manage patients’ drug therapy is the federal government’s decision to issue a short-term subsection 56(1) exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). And pharmacists are pushing hard to make the exemption permanent. - 10/25/2020
Ontario’s LTC COVID-19 commission calls for more staff, better ties to healthcare partners
In response to the staffing shortages, the commission recommended that in addition to increasing the supply of PSWs, the province should ensure LTC staff recruitment efforts are addressing the need for an appropriate mixture of staff to meet the "increasing acuity and complex care needs of residents." - 10/25/2020
The leadership failure in Canadian healthcare
At the PHAC, the replacement of the most senior content expert, the chief public health officer, as leader with a bureaucrat with no knowledge of public health led to a dumbing down of the scientific information with important messages being lost, or not recognized or put on to a lower priority for fiscal or political reasons.