Family health team established in Carleton North

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Department of Health, Office of the Premier

May 16, 2025

CARLETON NORTH (GNB) – A family health team has been formed at the Carleton North Medical Clinic.

With planned staffing additions in the coming months through a partnership with the Horizon Health Network, it is expected the team will serve an additional 800 patients without a primary care provider by the end of 2026.

“This family health team has become a reality thanks to the determination and collaboration between the community, health professionals and both local and provincial government,” said Premier Susan Holt. “Together, we are working hard to improve New Brunswickers’ timely access to health care, where and when they need it, through the expansion and creation of family health teams.”

The clinic, which has two full-time family physicians and three part-time physicians, will add administrative support, allied health professionals, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.

The government has committed to creating at least 30 local collaborative family health teams across the province over four years, starting with 10 in 2025.

“Team-based primary care provides better access and better care for patients, and it’s the model that works best for primary care providers,” said Health Minister John Dornan. “We’ve seen that physicians are on board with this approach – from new graduates entering our system to those who are at the end of their careers. In this case, the family health team model is what helped recruit an additional physician here, and we’re pleased that family physicians in the area who wish to practise on a part-time basis will be part of this team. I’d like to recognize family physician Dr. Stuart Lockhart for his leadership and his vision for adopting the team-based model.”

Regional health authorities are working with health professionals across the province to create family health teams that meet the needs of each community. The Horizon Health Network aims to have all 10,000 patients in the area assigned to the clinic’s team by 2029.

“Horizon is excited about this opportunity to partner with the Carleton North family health team to support their continued growth and development,” said Margaret Melanson, the health authority’s president and CEO. “This is a great example of our primary care strategy in action. We are collaborating closely with the team at this existing clinic to co-create a family health team with access to administrative services and allied health professionals to better serve the local community.”

Patients without access to a primary care provider are encouraged to sign up with NB Health Link.

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