Licensing

The nursing collective is hindering the advancement of the PA profession despite irrefutable evidence of the value of PAs, says a PA student (who also has a nursing degree).

Some pharmacies are selling prescription vaccines such as Dukoral without prescriptions, the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals said. 

The new fee program at the Marda Loop Medical Clinic was to start today, but Alberta Health spokesman Scott Johnston says the clinic has told the government it won’t proceed.

The province issued a statement from Health Minister Adriana LaGrange saying: ‘Should any clinic proceed with the membership fee structure or offer accelerated access to a family physician, an investigation will be conducted.’

The college is also eliminating certain fees for residents who ‘provide additional services at Ontario hospitals.’

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan, which is conducting its own investigation, alerted police to the suspected fraud.

Alberta Health, in a letter sent Friday to the Marda Loop Medical Clinic, says if the clinic moves ahead as promised with the fees, an audit and investigation will begin.

Lawyer Brooke Shekter says doctors are in a ‘dangerous place’ when working at the private facilities allowed by the new Your Health Act.