The New Brunswick government announced Thursday that 6,768 more people in the province are now connected to primary care. “Our number one priority is improving New Brunswickers’ access to primary care and delivering care close to home,” said Premier Susan Holt in a new release. “We are committed to showing New Brunswickers the progress being made in real time, ensuring people have confidence that their health-care system is moving in the right direction. As of Oct. 30, the province says 70.9 per cent of New Brunswickers have a primary care provider, an increase of 0.7 per cent According to the release, 626,122 of New Brunswick’s 882,821 medicare registrants are now connected to a family doctor or nurse practitioner. The province says it will be launching a public-facing patient attachment dashboard in the coming months. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
