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In the last fiscal year, Calgary ERs had almost 30,000 visits from patients seeking mental health services. The co-author of a report into the province's mental health and addictions systems says the Alberta government isn't spending enough of…
In a report from the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), it's proposed that the federal government introduce legislation that would put mental…
Beginning in the new year, the Nova Scotia government is placing newly-designed youth health centres in four of the province's high schools to see if an integrated care model improves access to medical services. The province's health and wellness…
The executive director of Pain BC notes that Ontario and Quebec are funding province-wide pain management initiatives that include primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physiotherapists and social workers…
The Unified Health Community Triage Centre in Halifax doesn’t receive funding from the province but was launched as a pilot project to speed up waits for non-emergency medical care…
Town Square is a working replica of a 1950s downtown, built and operated by the George G. Glenner Alzheimer’s Centers in Southern California. The imitation town is the biggest U.S. investment so far in what eldercare specialists call reminiscence…
A Brunswick News survey found healthcare was picked as the number one election issue in the province. Taking into consideration the province is home to the oldest, most obese and one of the unhealthiest populations in the country, Brunswick…
The system of copying patients into letters sent between doctors and specialists has forced patients to then visit their GP to have the contents of the letter explained to them in terms they understand. This is part of the reason whey the Academy…
Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs says that, if he wins, he’ll go much further than the governing Liberals in rolling back a ban on chocolate milk and junk food at school fundraisers. Higgs says he will scrap the nutrition policy…
The province is adding 15 specialist residency seats to the Dalhousie University medical school, bringing the total number at the university to 65. These new spaces will be in place next July. The province is willing to spend $1.5…
A study from the Institute for Research on Public Policy outlines two options considered…
The No Fixed Address program, piloted at London’s Victoria Hospital and University Hospital, helps patients who are homeless find housing and financial support. The program started in the summer of this year and helped 17 people so far. It’s…
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control launched a promotional campaign with the B.C. Dental Association to bring attention to the rate of antibiotic prescribing by the province's dentists. The initiative is…
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s (WRHA) plans for phase two of the Healing our Health System program revolve around consolidating mental health services and a surgery program. Mental health…
England created an additional National Health Service (NHS) unit to scan billions of pages of patient records and upload them to Amazon Web Services. The plan is create a national cloud-based repository for GPs and hospital paper records…
To understand a disease through the eyes of patients and help bridge a gap between the classroom and the hospital, medical students at McMaster University created an online platform, Stories of…