The Alberta authorities introduced Tuesday it would spend an additional $243 million over three years on main well being care to assist cut back bottlenecks for these making an attempt to see a household physician.
Well being Minister Jason Copping says the cash shall be a part of subsequent week’s provincial price range and contains $40 million beforehand dedicated in a brand new settlement with the Alberta Medical Affiliation.
The majority of the cash — $125 million — is for use to implement suggestions at present being studied by advisory panels, such because the Modernizing Alberta Main Well being Care System (MAPS) panel, on how greatest to enhance the system.
The evaluation contains main care networks, which embrace a team-based care mannequin with medical doctors, nurses and different well being professionals working collectively.
The province additionally mentioned $12 million will go to assist IT methods designed to enhance continuity of care throughout the province.
Three advisory panels have been established by MAPS within the fall of 2022 to determine main well being care enhancements within the brief time period and over the subsequent 10 years.
A last report with a advisable technique to modernize the first well being care system shall be finalized this spring, the province mentioned Tuesday.
The opposition New Democrats are promising related one-stop outlets of well being and wellness suppliers, and have mentioned they are going to decide the easiest way to include main care networks into that mannequin in the event that they win the subsequent election.
The subsequent election is about for Could 29.
