Prince Edward Island should be reducing its complement of family physicians over time as it turns more to primary-care team practices, a draft Hay Group report for the government suggests. The report says the number of physicians could go down from 94 to 65. It apparently proposes that the number of specialists be decreased too, with some specialty services eliminated. Dr. Andrew Wohlgemut, president of the College of Family Physicians, supports more collaborative care but does not see this coming by “substituting or getting rid of family physicians and replacing them with other people.” News of the Hay Group report came out the same day the government announced the recruitment of seven new physicians including three family doctors. Health Minister Carolyn Bertram is waiting for the final draft of the report in about six weeks before making any comments. However, she said the government has no intention of cutting the number of physician positions. (www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/07/22/pei-doctors-report-584.html#ixzz0uTt9vFPv)