New report shows growth in PEI’s health care workforce

A new report released this week shows growth in PEI’s health care workforce, particularly when it comes to nurse practitioners and family physicians.  The Canadian Institute for Health Information says the province’s supply of nurse practitioners per 10-thousand population grew from 7.6 in 2014 to 37.5 in 2023 – a growth rate more than twice the national average.   The data shows that PEI’s family physician supply grew by 6.3 per cent in 2021, 4.1 per cent in 2022, and 5.8 per cent in 2023. In contrast, national growth saw increases of only 1.4 per cent in 2021, 1.8 per cent in 2022, and a decline of 0.1 per cent in 2023