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Quebec building resource to connect those without an FP to primary care

The recently completed pilot saw 10% of users find a family doctor.
CVS Health announces steps to accelerate omnichannel health strategy

The company made several executive leadership appointments and shared plans to close approximately 300 stores a year for the next three years.
UK to probe racial bias in medical devices after COVID toll

The British government is investigating whether built-in racial bias in some medical devices led to Black and Asian people getting sick and dying disproportionately from COVID-19.
FIP's global summit aims to expand pharmacy-based vaccinations

Getting vaccinations into pharmacies for COVID-19 and beyond is the common goal
How B.C. pharmacists handled drug rationing and helped those trapped, evacuated due to mudslides

Pharmacies in British Columbia were left in short supply of medication as road closures disrupted the supply chain.
Canada aims to keep COVID 19 vaccine waste below 5% PHAC
Optometrists to resume eye exams for kids and seniors as job action is paused

The optometrists withdrew provincially insured eye services on Sept. 1 in a funding dispute with the province.
Vaccine bookings open for young children in Ontario on Tuesday

In total, the province is expecting to receive about 1,076,000 doses of the paediatric Pfizer vaccine from the federal government, which was approved by Health Canada last week.