A doctor at a rural ER usually sees every patient in person, day and night. But for three weeks this spring, two rural ERs were staffed by only one doctor on call 24 hours a day who remained on standby overnight to take phone calls from…
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Almost all health workers in the study felt the pandemic impacted their mental health and added stress to their work-life balance. In the fourth wave of the…
- NBHC Engagement
A First Nations physician and a public health specialist created the interactive digital resources for students within Queen’s…
In the next 20 years, 90% of all jobs in England’s NHS are expected to require some element of digital skills. The review's being conducted…
Edmonton-based DynaLife Medical Labs, a private laboratory service that collects blood and other samples for medical testing, will be expanding its operations in the province. The company, which already…
As part of a direct-to-triage policy, the province's paramedics can now leave low-risk patients with staff in ERs and get back on the road more quickly. Instead of waiting, they'll take low-risk patients to ER waiting rooms to be assessed by…
British Columbians now have access to lab results collected from inpatient and outpatient settings, any health authority and from some private labs via the provincial government's Health Gateway…
The eVisitNB virtual care clinics app, intended to reduce high patient volumes in ERs and walk-in clinics, is offered to anyone with a New Brunswick Medicare card. It’s offered since Jan. but users of the app are concerned it’s not as effective…
Telus Health MyCare virtual walk-in clinics were in high demand during the pandemic. But B.C.’s Medical Services Commission is now investigating whether the private, fee-based services allow patients to jump the queue, which is against the law.…
Engage Nova Scotia (ENS) has the largest single data set on well-being and quality of life in North America,. The data, from 2019, is from 13,000 Nova…
At Toronto’s SickKids Hospital, the scheduled surgery wait-list for children grew to 5,600 patients since 2020. Despite the fact that children’s hospitals are beginning to move back to full operation, as pandemic restrictions are lifted, these…
The excess death rate from March 14, 2020 to Oct. 30, 2021 was more than 75. The province’s numbers were much larger than N.S. (about -20), P.E.I. (about -90), and N.L. (about 40). Possible explanations for these figures include when…
- NBHC Engagement
The series is a one-stop shop for education and resources to develop authentic patient engagement skills in healthcare within the context of B.C. The webinars include a Q&A and insights from healthcare and patient partners actively engaging…
- NBHC Engagement
The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) says it’s the first time it’s reached out to the public to gather input on how the system failed them, whether it’s because of lengthy wait times, a lack of family doctors or specialists or other problems.…
As the NBHC points out, elderly patients suffer from being stuck in hospitals and this ties up beds meant for other patients, an occupational therapist at a special care home in Moncton believes more seniors in hospital waiting to be placed…
Créés en 2001, les groupes de médecine de famille (GMF) ont pour but d’accroître l’accès aux médecins de famille, désengorger les urgences et améliorer l’accès aux services psychosociaux. L’Institut de recherche et d’informations socio-…