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Health Minister says the department has five vacancies for recruiters, following a Summerside town hall at which the former chair of the Health P.E.I. board said Island medical students weren't getting contacted about employment.

Both workers and the former chair of Health P.E.I.'s board say the province is not doing enough to bring health professionals to the Island, despite the government's assertions that stories about lax recruitment efforts are "false."

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Politicians from all parties have made it clear that they see health care as the biggest issue in the 2023 P.E.I. campaign, responding with pages of promises meant to get the Island's health care system off life support and into recovery.

The former board chair of Health P.E.I., Derek Key, appeared before the standing committee on health and social development on Wednesday to answer questions about his frustrations with the health-care system, and the way it's governed.

P.E.I. needs to move faster to open more patient medical homes in order to get more Islanders the front-line health care they need, says Health P.E.I.'s chief medical officer.

Prince Edward Island will “continue to fail” in its capacity to develop quality health care unless it addresses ongoing systemic issues that include inefficient hiring practices and a lack of accountability, says the former chair of the board of Health P.E.I.

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Health PEI says creative solutions needed to recruit surgeons, nurses Prince Edward Island needs creative solutions to recruit surgeons, nurses and other health-care workers to the Prince County Hospital, according to Health PEI. While one new doctor has been hired at PCH, there are still issues of staff shortages, said Derek Key, chair of Health PEI’s board. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jun 25, 2021 7:27 PM AT | Last Updated: June 25 Derek Key, chair of Health PEIs board, says the pr...