Coon would change funding model for collaborative care

Green Party Leader David Coon saidhis government would do more to help doctors set up collaborative care clinics in the province.

At an event in Hampton on Friday, Coon said his party wants to make systemic policy changes to help facilitate the creation of new clinics, pointingto a lack of funding models to set them up.

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With just a few days until the election, Green Party Leader David Coon zeroed in on his partys health-care plan, breaking down how much it would cost under his leadership.

He spoke of a group oflocal doctors who wanted to set up a clinic, but couldn't.

"Here in Hampton, four doctors have reached out to say that they want to get together to create a collaborative care clinic right here in this community," said Coon.

"They've got nurses and nurse practitioners who want to be part of the team but they have no way of paying the salaries of those other health-care professionals They can't create the team."

Coon said as it stands, nurses can only join a collaborative care team if they are hired by a regional health authority.

He said his party would allow nurses to be paid directly through the Department of Health, like doctors, which he said would allow more collaborativecare teams.

Holt on health care

Liberal Leader Susan Holt continuedtofocus health care, speaking about the number of New Brunswickers without a primary care provider and her planto increase recruitment of medical professionals and establish 30 community care centres.

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With few media appearances remaining before Monday's election, Liberal Leader Susan Holt was in Moncton on Friday to explain her party's health-care plan, which would cost more than $600 million over a four-year term.

She painted a grim picture of the current state of health care in the province.

"The health-care system is facing a crisis, when we have 180,000 New Brunswickers who don't have access to a family doctor that has tripled in the last six or seven years," said Holt.

"Even people who do have access to a family doctor, only 30 per cent of them can get in to see that doctor within five days. And everyone else is terrified that their doctor is about to retire and they're going to find themselves on that wait list."

Higgstalks coalitions

At a stop in Moncton, Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgsspoke about his previous six years as premier while also pitching himself as a steady hand at the wheel for the next four years.

In a comprehensive speech,Higgs touched on theHST, Policy 713 and spoke of balancing the books throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In one of his last public appearances before Mondays election, Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs made his case for re-election to voters in Moncton.

Higgs also spoke about a potential coalition between the Liberals and Greens, one which neither party has explicitly said itwould pursue.

In the end though, what Higgsisasking for, is another term in office.

"So in order to keep our focus and to keep moving forward we need a PC majority," said Higgs.

"We need our province to be on the right path. We need to continue to build and face our challenges head on."

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Throughout this election season, CBC New Brunswick is visiting communities to ask people whats top of mind as we get closer to Oct. 21. Jonna Brewer, host of Information Morning Moncton, spoke with voters in Hillsborough.

Standings at dissolution: PCs 25, Liberals 16, Greens 3, Independent 1, vacant 4

Where the leaders are today

Green Leader David Coon is canvassing in several ridings in the Fredericton region.

Liberal Leader Susan Holt isin the Saint John and Fredericton areas.

The Progressive Conservatives have not responded to inquiries about the plans Blaine Higgshas for Saturday.

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