Primary care, health-workforce recruitment and long-term care
Measures to expand local primary care, recruit physicians and add capacity for seniors’ care.
Susan Holt highlighted Woodstock’s collaborative care clinic and reported physician, nurse and clinic expansion across New Brunswick. Wab Kinew cited recruitment of physicians through Manitoba’s retention and recruitment office and sought community input on a planned 143-bed Bridgwater personal care home.
Province of Manitoba | News Releases | New Retention and Recruitment Office Helps Bring 18 Physicians to Prairie Mountain Health
Premier Wab Kinew said Manitoba’s Health Care Retention and Recruitment Office has supported the recruitment of 137 physicians since 2024, including 18 in Prairie Mountain Health. He said the office will continue helping recruit, support and retain doctors through licensing, immigration and community placement.
Province of Manitoba | News Releases | Manitoba Government Holds Town Hall on New Bridgwater Personal Care Home
Wab Kinew announced that more than 200 residents, seniors, families and front-line staff attended a town hall on a planned 143-bed personal care home in Winnipeg’s Bridgwater neighbourhood. Attendees learned about the project, asked questions and provided feedback to inform its development.
Premier Susan Holt said New Brunswick’s throne speech sets out the coming year’s legislative and policy agenda, focused on health care, affordability and economic growth. Planned measures include collaborative care clinics, a mental health advocate, a health workforce strategy, export diversification, online safety legislation for children and updated residential tenancy rules.
Physician recruitment reaches historic high as non-urgent emergency room visits decline
Premier Susan Holt said New Brunswick has added a net 179 doctors since January 2025, while non-urgent emergency room visits have fallen 20 per cent. She said efforts include growing the health-care workforce and expanding collaborative care clinics to improve access to appropriate care closer to home.
New collaborative care clinic aims to bring greater stability to primary care in Woodstock
Premier Susan Holt announced about $1.2 million for Horizon Health Network to support Woodstock’s collaborative care clinic with staff, space, salaries and equipment. The clinic’s expanded team aims to maintain care for current patients and connect all 2,636 people on the local primary-care wait-list with providers within three years.