Facing an influx of immigrant students, the province's public schools are partnering with a family service agency to assist kids with overwhelming mental health issues like trauma and loss. Up to a dozen counsellors will be placed in targeted…
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Orthopedic surgeons in B.C. report they’re doing only three quarters of the surgeries they used to in the province’s public hospitals, as an increasing number of taxpayer-funded procedures are carried out in private facilities. Healthcare workers…
While any Canadians are finding it easier than ever to get COVID-19 shots now that many pharmacies offer them, access to vaccines and boosters dwindled for some. In parts of the country, pop-up clinics, mass vaccination clinics and outreach…
Tests from Canadians who give blood showed that around 73% contracted COVID-19. Most caught the highly contagious but less virulent Omicron variant. Around 60% of seniors contracted the virus, compared to 88% of those between 17 and 24 years of…
People in Eastern Canada worry about the quality of care they'll get if they need to go to an emergency room: 81% say they're concerned, compared to 67% of Canadians overall. The…
Alta. is looking for ways to train doctors in smaller cities in hopes they will be more likely to relieve a shortage of physicians in rural areas. The provincial government's providing $1 million to four post-secondary institutions to look for…
Although the pandemic created an opportunity to look at care differently, the financial realities of an economic downturn and access to care are significant barriers to positive change. A Yorkville University survey of front-line mental health…
Horizon’s team partnered with Indeed.ca to host hiring events in Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal to encourage nurses to work in N.B. Offers promoted during the events include hands-on support to move to and settle in the province and…
The Public Policy Forum believes healthcare funding should be rooted in health outcomes that matter most to Canadians. As well, the report…
MyHealthNB found at MyHealth Records lets people go back to the month of their last blood work and find results that include a scale showing if the results are low, normal or high.…
The OMA's study shows primary care physicians’ transition to virtual care wasn’t associated with increased ER visits by their patients. The association says there are other reasons why ERs are…
The health council's Primer on Access to Primary Health Care states there’s limited information available about the time primary care providers spend caring for…
The provincial government wants to significantly reduce surgical wait times and free up additional spaces in hospitals, which will allow healthcare staff to perform other types of surgeries. Independent healthcare facility Canadian Surgery…
In Atlantic Canada, N.B. and P.E.I. recorded 762 and 85 deaths, respectively. Across Canada, PHAC says the toll reached 50,135 by Jan. 23. Que. saw the most confirmed deaths of any jurisdiction with 17,865 fatalities to date. Ont. has the second-…
Under the previous fee-for-service model, doctors weren’t paid for the time they spent doing paperwork, reviewing lab results or updating patient charts. That will change come Feb. 1 when the…
Ont. wants to entice 2,500 healthcare workers a year to practise in communities hit with the greatest staffing challenges by covering their tuition at select postsecondary schools. The province’s plan will cover tuition, books and other direct…