The service will provide more affordable options to Albertans struggling to access counselling services, and opens more options to those in smaller areas.
In a recent media release, CHFM said that when the COVID-19 virus first arrived in Manitoba in the spring of 2020, the uncertainty and lockdowns that followed led to more youth in Manitoba seeking mental health services.
Ombudsperson Jay Chalke says that is up from 28% when he made his recommendations in 2019, but still represents a significant gap in compliance by mental health facilities.
A British Columbian pharmacist has been banned from owning a pharmacy for five years and being a pharmacist for one, after “significant professional misconduct.”
Pharmacists being allowed to prescribe for minor ailments and do routine vaccinations earlier than Jan 1 could take pressure off the healthcare system, some say.
