Alberta’s government is considering changes that could allow doctors who work in both public and private settings to begin offering private surgical procedures as early as the fall. Surgical Services Minister Adriana LaGrange says the current approach is not working well because many patients wait too long for surgery, leaving large numbers of Albertans in long queues. The proposed policy would build on the existing “dual-practice” model, which permits certain physicians to practice in both the public health system and a private capacity under specific rules. While the minister’s comments indicate a timeline aimed at starting private surgeries in the fall, the reporting reflects the government’s position that the change is intended to reduce wait times for surgical care. The sources describe the initiative as a response to persistent delays rather than a shift in the overall goal of maintaining access to medically necessary services. Details such as eligibility, scheduling, oversight and how private capacity would interact with the public queue are not specified in the provided excerpts.