The clinic was launched in Sept. in Sydney to serve patients after post-tropical storm Fiona and 300 people used it. Staffed by NPs and other healthcare professionals, it offers in-person…
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The Care Possible site was created by Manitoba Possible, a group that advocates people with disabilities. It aims to connect people needing home care or respite services with workers who provide those…
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The group’s advice will inform immediate and longer-term solutions to address significant health workforce challenges. The Coalition will be comprised of nurses, doctors, PSWs, unions, colleges and universities, public health, patients,…
The ICES study underscores factors related to elevated healthcare use such as mental illness and substance use that can inform interventions for EDs as the point of contact. It shows the rates of inpatient, emergency and physician visits were…
As many as one million British Columbians don’t have access to a primary care provider and the province is now moving away from the traditional 'fee-for-service' model of payment. As part of the model, a full-time doctor in B.C. will receive…
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There are stories across the African diaspora of men and women in N.S. not being listened to by their providers and, as a result, going undiagnosed. The Fair Care Project intends to use…
The guidelines, informing the care of perimenopausal and post-menopausal woman in Canada are backed by data to help physicians know when to prescribe menopausal hormone therapy and when it might not be worth potential risks. Post-menopause, women…
The COVID-19 pandemic showed how the country was able to manage a health crisis but Canadian doctors say it's time turn our attention to the climate and health crisis to protect citizens today and generations to come. They…
The study found that from 2007 to 2021, there were 370,756 patients (2.1% of the adult female population in Canada in 2022) diagnosed with breast cancer and 86% of these…
The program will be called the Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) program and $1.16 million in funding is being provided to make changes. Horizon will hire full-time FNEs in Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton, Upper River Valley and Miramichi.…
The NBHC's Population Health Profile provides an overview of the health and well-being of people who live, learn, work and take part in activities in each community of the…
There were 4,438 reported incidents of violence in the B.C. healthcare sector in the past year. In response, the province will train 320 in-house protection service officers and 14 violence prevention leads to address increasing levels of…
A national report assessing autism services across Canada reveals an evidence gap on rates of autism among…
Avec une pénurie de personnel et la hausse des virus respiratoire au Qc, les urgences des hôpitaux pédiatriques comme le CHU Sainte-Justine…
L'Université Beal va réserver jusqu'à 100 places dans son baccalauréat en sciences infirmières pour les étudiants néo-brunswickois à partir du mois de jan., et ce, pour offrir programme accéléré de moins de trois ans. L'établissement…
CIHI found cases of pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, rose from 3,109 in 2017-2018 to 4,440 for the year ending Mar. 31, 2022. Over that same time, the rate of bedsores for every…