This is a page from the 2023 Alberta general election.
Health & Healthcare platforms
Here's what the candidates in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, and their parties, are promising.Autism
We don't have any NDP policies on Autism.
UCP
Drugs and addiction
We don't have any NDP policies on Drugs and addiction.
UCP
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Spend $6M over two years to create sheriff-led teams targeting gun smuggling and fentanyl trafficking at the border
Gender-affirming care
NDP
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Work with Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services to increase timely access to gender-affirming care
We don't have any UCP policies on Gender-affirming care.
Health staffing
NDP
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Offer $10K signing bonuses to doctors, nurses, and other health professionals
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Create 10K more post-secondary healthcare spaces
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Protect healthcare jobs and retain health care workers who already work in Alberta
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Offer incentives for working in rural or remote communities
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Double the number of residency spaces that international medical graduates are eligible for, and remove bi-annual language exams if graduates are working in English
We don't have any UCP policies on Health staffing.
Healthcare availability
NDP
We don't have any UCP policies on Healthcare availability.
Hospitals
NDP
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Plan a North Calgary Health Campus
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Create a cardiac catheterisation lab at the Chinook Regional Hospital
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Create an Alberta Cancer Innovation Hub
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Fund a new X-Ray machine in Morinville
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"This includes the South Edmonton Hospital, Red Deer Hospital, staffing the Calgary Cancer Centre and Grand Prairie Hospital, planning for a North Calgary Health Campus, a new Stollery Children’s Hospital serving Edmonton all of Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories, a Cardiac Catheterization Lab at the Chinook Regional Hospital, and a new X-Ray machine in Morinville."
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We don't have any UCP policies on Hospitals.
Mental health
We don't have any NDP policies on Mental health.
UCP
Natal care
We don't have any NDP policies on Natal care.
UCP
Primary care
Seniors' health and services
NDP
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Increase homecare by 20K more clients over the next 4 years
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Support organisations that help seniors with snow shoveling, yard care, transportation, and meal prep
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Cover drivers medical exams
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Reverse cuts to rental assistance
UCP
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Provide a 25% seniors' discount on personal registry services, campsite bookings, and medical driving tests
Sexual and reproductive health
NDP
We don't have any UCP policies on Sexual and reproductive health.
Women's health
We don't have any NDP policies on Women's health.