Charlottetown psychiatrist closing practice after 40 years

Patients needing a new referral for psychiatry services will be referred as per clinical need, a Health P.E.I. spokesperson says. (Shutterstock/BlurryMe - image credit)
Patients needing a new referral for psychiatry services will be referred as per clinical need, a Health P.E.I. spokesperson says. (Shutterstock/BlurryMe - image credit)

Charlottetown-based psychiatrist Dr. Angus Beck is closing his practice after 40 years.

His office is informing patients that his practice at McGill Community Mental Health, just off North River Road and McGill Avenue, is closing immediately.

In an emailed statement from Health P.E.I., a spokesperson said "Patients of Dr. Beck who have a primary care provider are being referred back to their family physician or nurse practitioner. Those without primary care can access care through Maple or a walk-in clinic."

Patients who need a new referral for psychiatry services will be referred as per clinical need, the spokesperson added.

Dr. Beck had roughly 200 patients.