Thousands of Alberta patients may have had delayed care due to referral issue, province says
Alberta Health Services is investigating after finding thousands of patient referrals to community physician specialists or ...
Here's what's in Alberta's Bill of Rights — and what Danielle Smith is set to change
In 1972, then-premier Peter Lougheed introduced the Alberta Bill of Rights. More than 50 years later, it's set to see some ...
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'Tire fire': Why rural municipalities are panning Alberta's new regional victim services system
The Alberta government says it is hiring more staff and boosting budgets to support victims of crime and other tragedies in ...
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Doctors, nurses could be left out of Alberta COVID and flu vaccination campaign
The distribution of provincially funded vaccines to medical and nurse practitioner clinics was “temporarily paused” in April ...
Alberta Health Services’ snag leads to potential delay of patient referrals
EDMONTON - The Health Quality Council of Alberta is investigating how some medical referrals weren't properly processed, ...
No flu or COVID-19 vaccines for medical clinics as Alberta's fall immunization launch nears
Family doctors and nurse practitioners have been told they will not be receiving deliveries of flu or COVID-19 vaccines in ...
Health Quality Council of Alberta to investigate after some AHS referrals weren’t properly processed
The referrals were made to specialists outside of Alberta Health Services, such as physiotherapists and dietitians.
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Public fights brewing between Alberta government and doctors, nurses groups
It seems the province and two major factions of its health-care system — nurses and doctors — are headed for showdowns.
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Strike vote looms for Alberta registered nurses as contract talks falter: Gulf is just too big’
The United Nurses of Alberta is seeking 30 per cent pay raises spread over two years while the Alberta government's offer is ...
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Why Alberta’s OD Figures Don’t Make a Case Against Harm Reduction
Conservatives like Pierre Poilievre tout a decline in deaths as proof Alberta's emphasis on recovery works. That's premature ...
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First Nation treatment centres delay implementing Alberta’s addictions plan
Indigenous addiction treatment centres in Alberta are delaying a program developed for the province because of a lack of ...
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Alberta Health Services’ snag leads to potential delay of patient referrals
The referrals were made to specialists outside of Alberta Health Services, such as physiotherapists and dietitians. The health authority’s CEO, Athana Mentzelopoulos, says it does an average ...