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Health Centre information to patients’ Q & As: Q: What is being done to recruit a physician to take over Dr. Fox’s practice? A: The Tignish Health Centre and Health P.E.I. have been working with the Recruitment and Retention Secretariat within the Department of Health to recruit a physician to take over Dr. Fox’s practice. Efforts are also ongoing to recruit locum and/or a nurse practitioner to provide temporary service while recruitment continues for a permanent replacement. Q: What is Virtual Care? A: Virtual care refers to any interaction between patients and their health care providers that occurs remotely and uses communication and information technology. It is used in many different health settings across Canada, including in Prince Edward Island through tele-rounding and telepsychiatry, as examples. Q: How is using technology going to replace the health care provided by Dr. Fox? A: The use of this technology will not replace the care that Dr. Fox has provided to his many patients. However, while recruitment efforts continue, the Tignish Health Centre and Health P.E.I. working with Dr. Fox, identified using technology as an interim way that some of Dr. Fox’s patients can continue to access primary care. Q: How do I book an appointment. A: For an appointment with Dr. Fox, you will do what you had done previously by calling the Tignish Health Centre at 902-882-2260.