TORONTO — Ontario is considering expanding the scope of what certain health professionals, such as nurses, can do in periods of “high patient volumes.”
A spokesperson for Health Minister Sylvia Jones said in a statement that the government has already recently expanded the scope of practice for pharmacists, allowing them to prescribe for certain conditions, and allowing nurse practitioners to order MRI and CT scans and now the government is looking to give more professionals more powers.
“Our government’s Your Health act, if passed, will increase staffing levels on a short term basis to manage periods of high patient volume by allowing health care professionals to work outside of their regular responsibilities,” Hannah Jensen wrote.