Doctors and nurses team up

Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows The News - October 20, 2015: Patients might see nurses at a clinic instead of just the hospital, as doctors at three clinics in Maple Ridge have added an RN to their team, in a pilot project aimed at giving patients better care. The Ridge Meadows Division of Family Practice, best known for recruiting doctors to the community through the program A GP For Me, has taken on the project, which sees doctors and nurses working as part of a clinic team. This approach is being tested at the Golden Ears Family Practice, the Fraser Medical Clinic and the Mageta Family Medical Clinic. Early results are showing that patient and family doctor satisfaction is on the rise, said the division. Read the full story