Ontario wants to give midwives across the province the ability to prescribe a wider variety medications, a move those in the profession say could help improve patient care. Health Minister Christine Elliott said Monday that consultations are underway to expand midwives’ scope of practice with the body that regulates the profession. “The current regulatory framework does not enable this to occur.” The laws that regulate midwives spell out specific medications they can prescribe to patients. Elliott asked the College of Midwives of Ontario in a recent letter to amend its drug regulations by the end of the year to expand what medications its members can prescribe. Elizabeth Brandeis, president of the Association of Ontario Midwives, said midwives have long been asking for an update to the prescribing rules.

Source: thestar July 08, 2019 20:03 UTC