The intent of the bill—to condemn sterilization without informed consent—has unanimous support, including from medical groups who have raised concerns about its potential unintended consequences during House of Commons committee hearings.
Matt Jones says in a social media post that Edmonton police and other hospital personnel quickly de-escalated the evening attack at the Royal Alexandra Hospital ER, north of Edmonton’s downtown.
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.
The doctors signed a petition last week calling on the provincial health authority to change its plans for the CorCare system launch and revise the agreement physicians must sign to use it.
The bill aims to overhaul Bill P-38, or the Act respecting the protection of persons whose mental state presents a danger to themselves or to others, adopted in 1998.
A statement from the association's president applauded the budgets focus on specialists—but emphasized a lack action on another healthcare province from the current government.
