January 09, 2024
The survey tracked Canadians’ satisfaction at the start of the pandemic until 2023 and found a decrease of satisfaction across the country but N.B.’s dip is the lowest, going from 42% to 11%. Responding to the survey, the Department of Health pointed to changes that happened in the last five years, including:
- A net increase of 127 doctors and 1,187 nurses since 2018;
- A doubling of the amount of students in nursing school;
- Fourteen medical school seats moved from outside the province to medical schools in Moncton and Saint John; and
- There’s also been a decrease in the wait time for hip and knee surgeries.
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