Alberta NDP launches significant plan to connect 1 million residents with family doctor
The Alberta NDP has put forth a plan they say would connect one million Albertans to a family doctor.
Announced Wednesday by party leader Rachel Notley, the plan is said to be a critical step in ending the, “chaos in hospitals and ambulances caused by the UCP.”
“Our vision for primary care is called Family Health Teams (FHT),” Notley said. “Our goal is for one million more Albertans to be able to see their family doctor and a Family Health Team within a day or two, close to home.”
A Family Health Team, the party describes, could include multiple family doctors, as well as nurse practitioners, registered and licensed practical nurses, mental health therapists, pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, community paramedics, community health navigators, physiotherapists, midwives, speech language therapists, and others.