‘Inaccurate and Unreliable’: N.B. AG Says Province’s Clinic Expansion Data Is Flawed
The auditor general said the province lacked adequate information and full costing, and that the model may not attach all residents needing care.
- On Tuesday, New Brunswick Auditor General Paul Martin released a report finding the government lacks evidence its collaborative-care clinics effectively improve access to primary care where needed most.
- Investigating the first 14 clinics launched between April 2025 and March 2026, Martin found the Health Department failed to fully cost the plan or ensure clinics were established based on community needs.
- Despite a $270 million contract with physicians, the Health Department lacked performance monitoring and reliable data to determine whether the model actually removed patients from provincial waitlists.
- Premier Susan Holt's government recently switched to measuring primary care access using Medicare registration data, reporting 70.2% of New Brunswickers are now attached to a primary care provider.
- Officials remain committed to establishing at least 30 collaborative-care teams by 2028, though Martin urged them to use better data and tracking to ensure the model provides value for New Brunswickers.
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N.B. government lacks evidence collaborative-care clinics reach those in need: report - New Brunswick
Paul Martin released an audit showing the government did not conduct a provincial assessment of community needs to guide expansion of collaborative-care clinics.
N.B. government lacks evidence collaborative-care clinics reach those in need: report
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s auditor general says the provincial government can’t provide evidence showing whether its collaborative-care clinics are providing access to primary care where it is needed most.
Audit finds lack of data, cost gaps in Holt’s collaborative care clinics
New Brunswick’s auditor general is raising questions about how the Holt government locates and tracks collaborative care clinics, the centrepiece of its push to improve health-care access.
Auditor General of New Brunswick - Auditor general finds gaps in planning and oversight of collaborative care clinics
The Department of Health cannot demonstrate that collaborative care clinics are improving access to primary care where it is needed most, according to an audit by auditor general Paul Martin. The. . .
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