“Physician assistants are relatively new to the Ontario health-care scene,”he said, adding it was a program he taught at McMaster University for eight years. Two things people complain about when it comes to family doctors, Remington said, is how long… Read more »
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Port Colborne to help doctor establish practice $100,000 to assist with office expenses
July 12th, 2017Remington highlighted the benefits of having a physician assistant, chief among them reduced wait times. The PA can also increase the availability of care outside regular clinic hours and can work under directives, allowing them to practise when the doctor… Read more »
Fund hospitals instead of doctors
July 4th, 2017The solution is a simple one. Take all medical services provided inside hospitals, as well as in other institutions whose operating budgets are now funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and transfer the funding envelope for those… Read more »
A New Solution to An Old Problem
June 19th, 2017If you’ve got a problem you can’t solve “no matter how hard you try” you have two choices: keep trying, or take a second look at what the problem really is. New Brunswick has a doctor shortage. This has been… Read more »
Need for PAs in N.B.
June 19th, 2017It is all hands on deck in N.B. when it comes to addressing our congested emergency rooms and medical clinics…more.