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The College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick has provided its first update on complaints against doctors in 18 months. It's less detailed than previous versions, but it shows there are 64 open complaints, 40 of them from this year.
A class-action lawsuit against former University of New Brunswick psychiatrist Dr. Manoj Bhargava has been withdrawn, with lawyers saying they plan to pursue a mass-tort lawsuit instead.
All four official complaints filed against the province’s chief doctor with the College of Physicians and Surgeons were dismissed this summer.
New Brunswick plans to update its surgical wait times website to include the wait times for each surgeon, a memo from the Department of Health reveals.
A handful of New Brunswick doctors who were suspended more than four months ago for being unvaccinated against COVID-19 or failing to provide proof can again practise medicine.