"Enhance childcare subsidies for low-income Islanders to support their efforts in participating in the labour market" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Increasing funding for inclusion support staff to support children that require one-to-one assistance" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Creating a funding program for school-age centres to support the requirements of parents requiring extended hours of coverage for their children" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Working with the sector to develop a sustained, long-term recruitment and retention program in order to ensure the required workforce to support expanded spaces" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Increasing renovation grants to expand existing centres/spaces that reflect actual building costs" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Expedite access to publicly funded medications so Islanders get access to newly approved medications" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Increasing focus on student assessments (PCAP, PISA, and provincial assessments) as a key measure of student/teacher/education system performance" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"A New Patients’ Rights Act that gives Islanders legal rights when it comes to timely access to healthcare services: The Liberal Party believes that Islanders deserve the right to timely, legally guaranteed access to healthcare services, regardless of where they live in PEI. This Act will define the rights that Islanders will have regarding access to healthcare. Implementation and enforcement of the Act will be a ministerial responsibility accompanied by an independent officer of the Legislature to adjudicate complaints and recommend corrective and/or remedial action." — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"4. Invest in interim residential services and facilities for medically discharged patients who need supports prior to returning home;

5. Invest in restorative care beds so that medically discharged patients have an appropriate care setting to go to recover with the required medical supports" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Expand access to primary care in non-urgent settings to divert patients away from ERs." — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Leverage other health professionals such as Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to become part of the ER care team to address shortages and improve access to care" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Ensure emergency medicine offers compensation commensurate to the stress and difficultly of working conditions so that nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, and other health care providers view emergency medicine as an attractive specialty of the health profession." — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Develop a supply and demand planning model that provides 10-year projections on long-term care, community care, and senior’s housing needs" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Develop and implement subsidies and contractual payments that reflect the actual inflation and cost of living increases experienced by the sector" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Provide online access to mental health and addictions services to be available for every Islander in need" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Expand access to mental health services through the use of psychologists as part of the PEI Health system on a fee-for-service basis" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Expand the number of mental health walk-in clinics and mobile mental health units to increase services to Islanders, including 24-7 coverage" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Establish a dedicated department of mental health and addictions with its own Minister, budget, and Deputy Minister to deliver enhanced services to Islanders" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Expedite access to publicly funded medications so Islanders get access to newly approved medications" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Expand the volume of walk-in clinics on an interim basis by incentivizing physicians to provide these services" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Adjust fee structure/compensation models, so that family medicine becomes a more attractive career choice"  — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Work with the PEI Medical Society, UPEI, and Holland College to develop a digital medical specialist program to help physicians with support to better manage administrative backlogs and inefficiencies" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Expand the range of health conditions for which Island pharmacists can diagnose and prescribe in keeping with their scope of practice that reflects what pharmacists can do in the rest of Canada" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"3. Allow pharmacists to deliver the PEI Smoking and Vaping Cessation Program to allow more Islanders to access these critically important services;

4. Allow pharmacists to deliver contraception management services on a fee-for-service basis to broaden the accessibility of these services for Island women;

5. Allow pharmacists to play a greater role in chronic disease management, including blood pressure and cholesterol diagnosis / treatment and diabetes management;

6. Allow pharmacists to serve as the primary location for vaccine services, including flu and Covid-booster vaccines" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Develop a funding model that encourages and supports pharmacy owners to play a greater role in primary care delivery as well as incentivizes pharmacists to deliver expanded services." — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Provide physicians with access to funded digital health technology specialists to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of medical practices."

"Implement online systems and booking options to provide Islanders with real-time information on wait times at ERs, medical clinics, and other care settings to enhance access to non-urgent treatments" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Ensure the HomeFirst Homecare Program is focused on supporting the caregiver with system-wide health supports, including:

• Provincial needs assessment to determine level of care requirements;

• Inclusion in the Provincial Homecare program for monitoring and follow-up;

• Access to 911 and Island EMS paramedics mobile integrated health services for in-home care under the guise of an expanded Senior’s Check-In Program;

• Access to advanced first aid training for caregivers;

• Access to mental health supports and training for caregivers;" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Expanding funding under the Senior’s Home Repair Program to ensure more seniors have access to funding that allows them to remain in their homes longer" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Expand in public investments in 500 new, affordable seniors housing units that provide seniors with assisted living options." — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Engage with RN and LPN Nursing organizations to develop a Nursing Sustainability Strategy with the nursing profession that is based on a 10-year workforce projection in order to define projected shortages and recruitment/retention/compensation challenges and solutions" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Address financial compensation so that nursing becomes a financially-rewarding career that attracts new entrants, retains our current nurses, and brings retired nurses back into active practice" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Increase nursing spaces in RN and LPN programs to address chronic nursing shortages, including a focus on training nurses in rural areas" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Increase student enrollment in expanded PEI nursing programs through a Team Nursing Scholarship program that covers the tuition costs for any nurse who returns to work in PEI’s healthcare system"  — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Establish inter-provincial labour mobility among nurses licensed to practice in other provinces to practice in PEI" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Establish a workplace where nursing workloads are based upon legislated nurse-to-patient ratios" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Double scholarships/financial recruitment incentives to ensure Island students studying medicine in other provinces will find it attractive to return to PEI to practice" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Establish return-in-service agreements for Island students studying at a Canadian University where the PEI government has purchased seats and double the number of medical residency seats, including four new seats for students studying outside of Canada" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Expand in public investments in 500 new, affordable seniors housing units that provide seniors with assisted living options." — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Provide financial and/or HR support to municipalities to expedite building permit approvals and zoning changes in order to help speed up the construction process" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Making multi-unit residential properties qualifying businesses for immigrants to invest in in order to qualify for citizenship under provincial immigration programs" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Explore the strategic use of crown land for housing developments in partnership with communities and PEI’s First Nations" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Re-institute the Cabinet Committee on Housing to provide for leadership and accountability for housing projects and initiatives" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Support first-time homebuyers with an OwnFirst program whereby families with an income of $95,000 or less can get an interest-reducing subsidy on the first $200,000 of their mortgage of up to $4000 per year for a period of 5 years" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

"Undertake a more balanced approach to rental legislation that allows PEI landlords to adjust rents on vacant properties in keeping with the approach in the rest of Canada" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22