The new nurse practitioner (NP) model in Alberta refers to a provincial initiative to improve access to healthcare by funding NPs to provide publicly insured primary care services, particularly in underserved areas. This model integrates NPs into publicly funded healthcare teams, allowing them to practice more independently, manage patient panels, and help address the shortage of family physicians.
At Red Leaf Wellness, we fully support the idea of NPs practicing to the full extent of their education and training, which is a key goal of the new public model. However, as a private, fee-for-service clinic, we operate outside the publicly funded system. Our NPs deliver care that is personalized, proactive, and not constrained by public system waitlists, time limits, or funding restrictions.
While the new Alberta model helps expand access for some patients in the public system, our private approach allows our NPs to provide longer visits, highly individualized care plans, and a broader range of highly specialized services including hormone health, ADHD care, weight management, and preventive primary care.
In short, the new public NP model and our private NP services share the same philosophy of empowering NPs to deliver comprehensive care – but at Red Leaf Wellness, we offer that care through a flexible, integrative, and patient-centered private clinic setting.