Premier Andrew Furey announced Wednesday government will make changes to the Medical Act that will allow the long wait for to reduce red tape for physicians looking to practice in the province.
The Newfoundland and Labrador government will introduce legislation to make medical licensing more streamlined for physicians trained outside the province, said Premier Andrew Furey on Thursday. Multiple physicians have complained the current process is cumbersome and convoluted.
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The collaborative health-care clinics have the ability to attach physicians to over 20,000 people in Newfoundland and Labrador, but others fear it could make only make the number of those without a family doctor larger.