The Feb. 18 memo, sent by Alberta Medical Association head Dr. Shelley Duggan to member physicians, says Alberta’s health ministry seeks cuts to more than 800 physician billing codes.
United Nurses of Alberta says the agreement will significantly improve wages, including an immediate hike of about 15% for registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses.
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Lesser Slave Lake representative Scott Sinclair says rural healthcare has never been worse and will continue to deteriorate without significant investment from the provincial government.
The province’s proposed three year capital plan includes $11 million to continue planning and design work for a new Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton as well as $2 million for expansion planning at two other Edmonton hospitals.
Guthrie, the member for Airdrie-Cochrane, made headlines earlier this month when he wrote to cabinet colleagues, urging Health Minister Adriana LaGrange to step down from her post while the corruption allegations are investigated.
