More shuffling of deck chairs on the Titanic and ignoring the actual problems in the health system

More shuffling of deck chairs on the titanic and a failure to address the actual problems in the system...

RT @Kapur_AK: This report's an example of Decision-Based Evidence Making @Lorian_H @PfParks @CMA_Docs “There is this pattern of the govern…

RT @CaulfieldTim: 🚨 More anti-science horror in Alberta? 🚨 Alberta task force recommends halt of COVID vaccines in new report https://t.co…

@JennaACunninham Yes, we do. We have too few and they have been stretching themselves too thin to their own detriment for too long now. It is a lot to be asked to do more with less for such a long time, first through the pandemic and still now.

New rules for doctors struggling with too many patients as Alberta health system under strain

New rules for doctors dropping patients from roster could mean more people in need of a family doctor

Significant federal Canada Health Act decision expanding access to nurse practitioners. Feds say medically necessary services should be covered whether "provided by a physician or a physician-equivalent.” Pts shouldn't be paying for basic primary care.

RT @AndieYEG: 🧵The first paper from our project on viral illness in Alberta has been published @MarotoMichelle, @AmyKaler and I find that…

LaG says 6000 Albertans with no primary care home. Asked about MAID: Smith thinks a tribunal may be better than courts to review MAID decisions. There are obvious concerns with the implications for patient autonomy. Many non-health questions: green line, Ottawa, pension, etc /7

RT @peng_dreamer: Alberta health authority rejected $240K proposal to resolve orthopedic surgery disruption, documents show Doctors say mor…

Good to see a legal challenge already launched...

Potential changes: public agency to oversee MAID, dispute mechanism for families, framework to share MAID-related medical info, provincial limits on MAID eligibility that differ from the feds, and limits on how & when providers can share info on MAID.