The Text4Support study will investigate the effectiveness of text messages for mental health and addictions clients aged 18 and up who access - or are being discharged from -…
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Health Minister Bruce Fitch revealed the news about the recruitment push during an announcement centred around the province’s efforts to speed up recognition of foreign workers’ professional credentials. While he didn’t provide specifics, he did…
Its five-year plan includes major investments in recruitment and retention. The strategy lays out 70 total actions under four central pillars: Retain, redesign…
The goal of the Indigenous Pharmacy…
The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association's looking to clear away what it deems a financial barrier to therapy - a tax on counselling therapists and psychotherapists’ services, which experts say is unfair. While other mental health…
The study sheds light on how abortion care in Canada evolved. Findings show that:
The temporary mobile primary care clinic in Sydney is a partnership with Emergency Health Services. Care will be provided by NPs and team members will also offer virtual care. Types of concerns that may be addressed at the mobile primary care…
The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP) indicates the pandemic was a precipitating factor in the development of anorexia nervosa in 49% of children and…
Half of the children in Canada who need surgery are facing wait times that far exceed clinical recommendations for treatment, a situation experts say could have serious, lifelong consequences for young patients’ development. Among the children…
A report highlights elevated stress levels healthcare workers experienced both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations says most post-secondary students are grappling with mental…
The Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents’ Rights says the number of New Brunswickers waiting for a nursing home bed continued to climb this year, with 806 on the list as of Aug., compared to 756 in Jan. The rise is despite at least…
The Saint John-based pulmonary rehab program aims to build a patient’s stamina and keep them out of hospital. It also teaches participants how to properly take their medications and what to do if symptoms suddenly get worse. Seniors in the…
Governments, health sector institutions and providers are being urged to strengthen the IT networks that support medical infrastructure. The regulators say new data governance frameworks are needed to provide reasonable protection for sensitive…
The Health network says the pilot project is also reducing ED visits and strengthening…
The three panels will focus on: an overall strategy, advice from national and international experts and Indigenous health. Its goals are to improve access, integration, quality of care, a patient-centric focus, all in a culturally-safe and…