There are 66 more doctors providing care to Manitoba families throughout the province as compared to the same time last year.
The Manitoba government’s family doctor for all plan is on track, with nearly 29,000 additional Manitobans now linked to a family physician or nurse practitioner since 2013.
Manitobans will have better access to quality care as a result of a newly negotiated four-year agreement between the Manitoba government and the province’s doctors.
The province is moving forward to ensure that every Manitoban who wants a family doctor or nurse practitioner will have access to one by the end of 2015.
More doctors are working in Manitoba, providing care for Manitobans and their families than ever before.
The Manitoba government’s investments to expand the University of Manitoba’s medical school, create recruitment grants, and build and renew hospitals are paying off with a record 2,599 doctors now practising in Manitoba.
The Manitoba government is supporting 15 more medical residencies and expanding doctor recruitment incentives, Premier Greg Selinger announced.
The Manitoba government is investing $2 million to protect nurses, doctors, technologists, health-care aides and other health-care staff from workplace violence as well as rolling out a new provincial violence-prevention policy for all health facilities.
The Manitoba College of Family Physicians Inc. is pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Duerksen of Steinbach is the recipient of the Manitoba Family Physician of the Year Award for 2013.
Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced that family doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners and residents in family medicine in more than 4200 rural communities across Canada could be eligible for Canada Student Loan forgiveness.
