The United Kingdom recognized social isolation as a key issue facing its population and appointed a Minister for Loneliness. In New Zealand…
Health in the News
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- NBHC Population Health
- NBHC Population Health
Not-for-profit healthcare system Intermountain Healthcare plans to build a genetic repository - the…
- NBHC Care Experience
The B.C. government is providing funding to increase the number of dental surgeries performed at the province's hospitals to 7,100 in the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The provincial health minister says the aim is to speed up care for vulnerable…
- NBHC Care Experience
The medico-legal agency received 3,387 requests from members in 2016, that’s up from 1,983 in 2007. Most cases came from Ontario, but the CMPOA sees a rise across the board. It believes the numbers bring to light the extent of the pressure the…
- NBHC Care Experience
The Health With Dignity Program was launched 2015 as a four-year pilot to help vulnerable clients navigate the healthcare system and improve their capacity to manage their health. The…
- NBHC Sustainability
The province’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) warns that an additional $6.9 billion of planned health spending…
- NBHC Engagement
Children between three and 12 years brought their stuffed animals for a "checkup" to learn about what might happen during their own visit to at Scarborough and Rouge Hospital (SRH). The Teddy Bear Clinic features a series of stations where staff…
- NBHC Care Experience
The ECRI Institute, a non-profit patient care research organization, listed its Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organizations in 2018 based…
- NBHC Sustainability
The Manitoba Government introduced healthcare coverage for international post-secondary students in 2012. That policy is under review, as the provincial Conservatives look to trim costs from its healthcare budget. A full repeal of the program…
- NBHC Care Experience
The Canadian Mental Health Association of New Brunswick partnered with a Moncton counsellor to launch the free, first-come-first-serve clinic, which opens March 21. The clinic will be run using volunteers, graduate students and one counsellor. It…
- NBHC Care Experience
Nova Scotia's expanding, effective immediately, its Caregiver Benefit Program so 600 more people who provide care to adults living at home will receive financial support. Until now…
- NBHC News
The report found 55.8% of New Brunswickers said they were able to see their family doctor within five days.…
- NBHC News
The survey will look into how the public accesses and navigates services and if home care services meet the needs of clients and their families. The survey will also…
- NBHC Population Health
The survey by not-for-profit organization Ophea analyzes parental perspectives on health issues and the role schools play in supporting their children. It found Ontario parents believe that the…
- NBHC Engagement
N.W.T. to hire nearly 50 counsellors, clinical supervisors over four years to promote student health
The N.W.T. government is proposing to hire child and youth care counselors in elementary and high schools across the territory starting in the 2018-2019 school year. The joint effort between the departments of Health and Social Services and…
- NBHC Sustainability
Primary care networks (PCN) were established in 2005 in Alberta to facilitate access to inter-professional, team-based care. A study by the University of Alberta found patients in a PCN were more likely to visit the ER for certain chronic…