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Alberta to fund nurse practitioner clinics, but critics urge more action on family doctor shortage

Alberta to fund nurse practitioner clinics, but critics urge more action on family doctor shortage

Update: 2023-11-29
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Alberta will soon fund nurse practitioners to open their own clinics, in the hopes of providing primary care to the estimated 800,000 Albertans without a family doctor. But some medical associations say the move leaves physicians overlooked and disrespected, and the province needs to do more to fix the root causes of the shortage.
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Alberta to fund nurse practitioner clinics, but critics urge more action on family doctor shortage

Alberta to fund nurse practitioner clinics, but critics urge more action on family doctor shortage