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Healthcare platforms
Here's what the candidates in Saint John Portland-Simonds, and their parties, are promising.Cancer
We don't have any PC policies on Cancer.
Liberal
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Implement at-home pap tests for cervical cancer screening
We don't have any Green policies on Cancer.
Drugs and addiction
Family doctors and primary care
Gender-affirming care
We don't have any PC policies on Gender-affirming care.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Gender-affirming care.
Green
Health administration
Health coverage
We don't have any PC policies on Health coverage.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Health coverage.
Green
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Provide public funding for essential medical supplies, such as diabetes test strips, ostomy bags, and enteral nutrition supplies
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Publicly fund psychotherapy
Health staffing
PC
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Cover 50% of Registered Nurses' Long Term Disability premiums for the next two years
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Expand the scope of practice for nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, paramedics, and pharmacists
Liberal
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Work with Dalhousie Medicine NB and Centre de formation médicale du N-B to create more training and residency seats
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Review and expand healthcare professionals' scope of practice to optimise their roles
Green
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Offer full tuition bursaries for students in medical and nursing school
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Provide settlement services to new doctors and nurse practitioners
Hospitals
We don't have any PC policies on Hospitals.
Liberal
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Increase the time that operating rooms are open
We don't have any Green policies on Hospitals.
Indigenous health
We don't have any PC policies on Indigenous health.
Liberal
We don't have any Green policies on Indigenous health.
Long-term care
We don't have any PC policies on Long-term care.
Liberal
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Increase the comfort and clothing allowance for seniors from $150 to $200
Green
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Ensure seniors waiting in hospitals for placement in a nursing home or special care home receive equivalent services and activities
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Index the Comfort and Clothing Allowance for long-term care residents to the cost of living
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Ensure residents in long-term care facilities receive 4.1 hours of care per day
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Ensure all seniors have access to long-term care in their preferred official language
Mental health
We don't have any PC policies on Mental health.
Liberal
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Increase residency seats for psychiatrists and psychologists
Green
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Publicly fund psychotherapy
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Provide counselling service through community health clinics
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Increase the proportion of the Department of Health's budget that is spent on mental health and addiction service to 12%
Natal care
Neurodegenerative diseases
We don't have any PC policies on Neurodegenerative diseases.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Neurodegenerative diseases.
Green
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Launch a public inquiry into high rates of neurodegenerative disease among New Brunswickers
Seniors
We don't have any PC policies on Seniors.
Liberal
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Review and update the process and standards for homecare allocation
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Increase wages for homecare workers
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Increase the comfort and clothing allowance for seniors from $150 to $200
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Provide the RSV vaccine for free for seniors and vulnerable people
Green
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Index the Comfort and Clothing Allowance for long-term care residents to the cost of living
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Reinstate the Primary Informal Caregiver Benefit
Sexual and reproductive health
Tobacco products
We don't have any PC policies on Tobacco products.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Tobacco products.
Green
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Increase the legal age for purchasing tobacco to 21