Nurse practitioners did assessments and provisions for free until July, when they struck a new collective agreement with the province, said a spokesperson for their union.
The Newfoundland & Labrador Pharmacy Board (NLPB) recently revised its Standards of Practice for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) to reflect a change relating to pharmacy technicians.
Dr. Michel Bureau said a growing number of MAID cases were pushing the limits of the law and that there was a slight increase in the number of procedures that didn’t follow the rules.
