A spike in excess deaths that began in the summer of 2021 as the COVID-19 Delta variant began spreading in the province saw 636 more deaths than normal over a 20-week period – a mismatch with the 79 COVID deaths the province reported during those…
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Leger shows 81% of British Columbians who have family doctors see their physicians at least once a year, but those without one avoid even walk-in clinics due to perceived long wait times. It found that 30% of respondents didn’t have a family…
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A group of Ottawa Hospitals are offering access to health records on smart phones. They formed the Champlain Association of Meditech Partners (CHAMP) partnership, which is focused on connected care and uses the MEDITECH Expanse health information…
Niagara Virtual Urgent Care allows adult patients who don’t have access to a primary care provider to book a same-day appointment, where NPs diagnose, order diagnostic tests, formulate and prescribe…
Studies show a nurse navigator can ease psychosocial concerns and access clinical and diagnostic services, putting patients at the forefront and ensuring they’re empowered to make informed decisions. Vancouver General Hospital’s Lung Evaluation…
Because COVID-19 symptoms can be hard to distinguish from pneumonia and other bacterial infections, many patients were prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics. The …
The American Psychological Association suggests the 5% increase in loneliness during the pandemic wasn't as great as expected but it cautions that any…
Alta. ICUs, ERs coordinating provincewide response for organ donation, transplantation opportunities
Though Alta.’s donation rate increased by 28% from 2011, hundreds of Albertans are waiting for transplants. The provincial government says through the $2-million Specialist in End-of-Life Care, Neuroprognostication and Donation (SEND) program, 22…
Students' mental health deteriorated in the last two years as isolation and the global health crisis took a toll on people's ability to cope. The three-year campus peer support pilot will be led by the CMHA and see 100 students hired across the…
Statistics Canada reported in 2019 that approximately 4.6 million Canadians didn’t have regular access to a primary care provider. In Dec. 2021, 2,400 family physician positions were vacant. In 2020, however, just over 1,400 family physicians…
The province will invest $735,000 to expand Care to Speak and Care for Caregivers, two programs that offer online peer support and educational mental health resources for healthcare and community social services workers. Through this investment,…
The province introduced one-at-a-time therapy to regional health authority mental health and addictions centres in Oct. 2021. Horizon Health Network says that in Saint John, over a four-month period, the waiting list went from 464 people waiting…
in 2021, Statistics Canada indicates that overall, 5% of Canadians reported having vaped in the past 30 days. N.B. had the highest rate of vaping (9%), followed by P.E.I. (8%) and Que. (6%). Also 3% of youth (aged 15 to 19) and 17% of young…
As 38% of children and youth in the province reported a decline in their mental health because of the pandemic, the…
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The Council’s looking for people with lived or living experience with pregnancy and/or childbirth, directly or in a caregiver/support role for a pregnant mother or a newborn baby to develop of a maternity quality standard. It also plans to create…