Health Policy News

How exactly will nurse practitioners bill Ontario for their services? Health Minister Sylvia Jones just ruled out one possibility.

The newly effective Health Professions and Occupations Act makes major changes to how discipline cases are handled for pharmacists in B.C.

Under the new rules, the colleges will investigate complaints but the provincially appointed director of discipline will establish a panel to decide how someone will be disciplined.

Even though the policy is going into effect, provincial and territorial governments will have an extra year to get their own infrastructure in line.

The vaccine injury support program began accepting claims in June 2021, after the widespread rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in Canada.

Michael Parsa, the minister of children, community and social services, says the ‘vast majority’ of the new funding will go toward core services.

Kim Adair’s new report says that since 2020 Nova Scotia Health has awarded more than $3.7-billion worth of sole-sourced contracts, referred to as alternative procurement.

New health act consolidates government control sparking concerns from physicians over due process and autonomy.