The regulatory body that’s responsible for protecting Manitoba patients, by holding doctors to account, has more than 225 open investigations — but only one investigator.

A 54-year-old Winnipeg man said the “deeply troubling” revelation was made by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba last week in response to his inquiry about why his complaint of “severe harm caused by medical neglect” has taken more than a year to move forward.

“We are currently managing over 225 open investigations, the vast majority of them also involving serious matters,” assistant registrar of complaints and investigations Dr. Guillaume Poliquin replied to him on Sept. 15. “At present, we only have one investigator while we continue training a second.”

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