Here’s a closer look at why New Brunswick needs more family doctors. [Read More...]
New Brunswick’s doctors are welcoming the New Democratic Party’s commitments on health care, released yesterday in Fredericton. “The NDP has laid out a very detailed health platform,” said Dr Lynn Hansen, President of the New Brunswick Medical Society. “We strongly support their suggestions to strengthen our primary care system, end the current system of billing [Read More...]
New Brunswick’s doctors are welcoming the Progressive Conservative Party’s commitment to implement several plans for health care. “The PC platform says they will implement what they’ve already committed to doing, including improving elements of primary care reform, the drug plan, and seniors care,” said Dr Lynn Hansen, President of the New Brunswick Medical Society. “These [Read More...]
New Brunswick’s doctors appreciate the Green Party’s focus on preventive and mental health, and the examination of environmental determinants of health. Their approach is holistic in that it examines advertising to children, taxation on junk food, and municipal planning in their health platform. Their plan to build our capacity in primary health care is intriguing [Read More...]
Here’s a closer look at how the lack of nursing home beds is affecting seniors. [Read More...]
Just one day into the provincial election campaign, New Brunswick’s doctors are already welcoming a political party’s commitments on health care. “We are pleased to see a commitment from the Liberal Party of New Brunswick to ensure every New Brunswicker has a family doctor by 2018,” said Dr Lynn Hansen, President of the New Brunswick [Read More...]
Native New Brunswicker Dr Chris Simpson has taken the helm of the Canadian Medical Association, the national organisation that represents more than 80,000 doctors. “We’re very pleased that a young man from Nackawic would become the President of the CMA,” said Dr Lynn Hansen, the President of the New Brunswick Medical Society. “While he’s been [Read More...]
With a provincial election being formally announced on Thursday, New Brunswick’s doctors are making a final plea to politicians: listen to patients and professionals during the election period. “There have been major stories on health care in the news almost every day for the last month, most of them about the priorities of patients and [Read More...]