It also specified how the new public system would be organized: the mission of institutions, the role and responsibilities of the institutions’ committees, the role and responsibilities of the new regional body (Regional Health and Social Services Board), the powers of the minister, etc. [...] To fulfil its mandate, the MSSS has a number of levers available to it: > the development, implementation and evaluation of health and social services policies; > the approval of regional priorities arising from ministerial policies; > the coordination of the provincial public health program and the introduction of measures to protect the health of the population; > the equitable distribution of h. [...] The Commissioner’s main functions are: > to assess the results achieved by the health and social services system and examine the ethical aspects of issues that arise in the health and welfare sector; > to consult with citizens, including experts and other players in the health and social services system; > to inform the Minister of Health and Social Services, the National Assembly and all citizens. [...] Within the framework of the powers conferred on integrated centres and taking into account the responsibilities of these institutions, the panel performs the following eight functions: > makes recommendations concerning the part of the regional medical staffing plans pertaining to it and, once the Minister has approved the plan, ensures the implementation and application of the integrated centres’. [...] Pharmacists The Act to amend the Pharmacy Act, passed by the Government of Quebec in 2011, added the following activities to the activities reserved to pharmacists: > the renewal of prescriptions for a specified period; > the adjustment of prescriptions; > the substitution of another medication in the case of a complete disruption in the supply of the prescribed medication in Quebec; > the adminis.
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