The Pallister Government has recently opened five new Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine (RAAM) clinics, though the move is seen as note enough by the opposition.

 

Manitoba Liberal leader Dougald Lamont says that the RAAM clinics, including the one in Thompson, are just “pop-up clinics”, as they are only open for a few hours, a few days a week.

 

Lamont also said that the approach is the government “pretending to care”, while NDP leader Wab Kinew says that the clinics are “too little, too late”.

 

According to the Province, over 325 people have used the RAAM clinics since the first one opened in September, and Thompson MLA Kelly Bindle says that the new clinics
“provide services for patients, including treatment programs and primary care physicians” and that the government is working on developing an implementation plan to guide improvements of mental health and addictions services.

 

The clinic in Thompson is open from 9:00am until 12:00pm on Tuesdays, and 1:00pm until 4:00pm on Thursdays.

 

The other clinics, two located in Winnipeg, one in Selkirk and one in Brandon, operate on similar schedules.

 

Photo courtesy of The Canadian Press.