Nurse Practitioners
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Ontario won’t give nurse practitioners billing codes, but will bring them into public systemThe federal health minister wrote to Ontario more than a year ago, telling the province to come up with a policy to fund and regulate nurse practitioners by April 1.HealthApr 1
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Nurse practitioners struggling to find employment in B.C., despite high demandAngela Wignall, chief executive officer of the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia, told Global News that students and new graduates are struggling to find work.HealthMar 25
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Ontario not satisfied with federal nurse practitioner clarity it requestedThe federal government had set an April 1 deadline for provinces to have a policy in place to fund all medically necessary services from nurse practitioners.HealthMar 25
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Saskatchewan says ‘standing still’ not an option under new health-care planPremier Scott Moe says the new plan focuses on improving access to primary care providers, with nurse practitioners a key element.PoliticsMar 9
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No immediate plans to close private Ontario nurse practitioner clinics despite new guidanceThe province has been under pressure from health-care advocates and political opponents to tackle the rise of private nurse practitioner clinics that charge patients.PoliticsJan 28, 2025
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Provinces to begin funding nurse practitioners for primary care by 2026Mark Holland says provincial and territorial health plans will cover primary care provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives.HealthJan 10, 2025
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Alberta nurse practitioner program reducing primary care provider gap: Health ministerAdriana LaGrange says 33 nurse practitioners are now taking patients across the province and another 23 have been approved to practise primary care similar to a family physician.HealthNov 20, 2024
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Ford government votes down effort to ban nurse practitioners from chargingSix months after Ontario began a push to close what it believes is a federal loophole, nurse practitioners continue to charge in Ontario. One proposed solution was voted down.HealthOct 28, 2024
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‘Interest is crazy over the top’: Kamloops nursing program celebrates successful first yearThe 15 available seats for the nurse practitioner program were quickly snapped up and hundreds of people are on a waiting list.HealthMay 11, 2024
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Alberta announces new payment model for nurse practitionersThe Alberta government has announced a new payment model that would allow nurse practitioners to make 80 per cent of what family doctors are paid.PoliticsApr 25, 2024
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