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Healthy? How you could lose your family doctor under new guidelines in Alberta | Globalnews.ca

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Previously, doctors have used a lottery system when they needed to trim their patient list.

But new guidelines from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta suggest triaging patients based on their health needs.

Dr. Shelley Duggan , president of the Alberta Medical Association , said the new guidelines “make sense” Duggan said all Alberta doctors are stressed, particularly those in family medicine.