爱德华王子岛省扩大了护士从业者的作用,以填补家庭医生的空白,2026年制订了新的联邦规则。 Prince Edward Island expands nurse practitioners' roles to fill family doctor gaps, with new federal rules set for 2026.

爱德华王子岛省正在扩大护士从业者的作用,以解决家庭医生严重短缺的问题,目前,17个病人医疗之家每家有数百至近1 000名病人,由NP提供初级保健。 Prince Edward Island is expanding nurse practitioners’ roles to address a severe family doctor shortage, with NPs now serving as primary care providers for hundreds to nearly a thousand patients each across 17 Patient Medical Homes. 该省的护士开业医师密度在加拿大最高,2026年4月制定的新联邦规则将承认NP服务在医疗上是必需的,使联邦能够提供资金。 The province has the highest nurse practitioner density in Canada, and new federal rules set for April 2026 will recognize NP services as medically necessary, enabling federal funding. 这一转变支持了全国向以团队为基础的护理的转变,以减少等待时间和提供者的耗竭,目前正在研究P.E.I.的模式,作为解决加拿大初级护理危机的一个潜在办法。 This shift supports a national move toward team-based care to reduce wait times and provider burnout, with P.E.I.’s model being studied as a potential solution to Canada’s primary care crisis.