Photo: Jacques Boissinot The Canadian Press The Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, should table next week a draft regulation aimed at the care of 13,000 vulnerable patients without a family doctor and to have access to data to monitor the availability offered to patients.
The Canadian Press
12:58 p.m.
- Quebec
The Federation of General Practitioners of Quebec (FMOQ) sent a formal notice on Wednesday to the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, because it considers that it should be more consulted before the application of the draft regulation which will allow, among other things, the ministry of Health to have access to the availability of doctors.
The cabinet of the Ministry of Health has confirmed that the draft regulation will be tabled next Wednesday.
Two major elements make up this draft regulation: the care of 13,000 vulnerable patients without a family doctor and having access to data to monitor the availability offered to patients.
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Mr. Dubé's office justified in an email that the Ministry of Health “needs better data [if it] wants to know the needs of all regions of Quebec”, specifying that he held meetings in recent months with the FMOQ on this subject.
“One thing is certain, we will not compromise on our objective: to strengthen the first [line] to improve access for Quebecers,” the firm argued in an email. We have a duty to give priority to the most vulnerable people. »
On the FMOQ side, we are calling for better dialogue on these issues. “We do not understand the minister's exit last week with his draft regulation which wants to force doctors to take vulnerable or priority patients,” declared Dr. Marc-André Amyot, president and CEO of the FMOQ.
Following the submission of the draft regulation, the groups will have a 45-day consultation period to make their comments.
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