The non-profit group People for Education conducted a survey of Ontario schools and found 26% of high school guidance…
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- NBHC Care Experience
The red bags contain key information forms which care home staff can quickly fill out if a resident needs to be rushed to hospital. It…
- NBHC Care Experience
A CIHI study looking at trends in opioid prescribing finds that YoY, prescriptions for the top six opioids declined between 2016 and last year,…
- NBHC Population Health
According to a CIHI report, hospitalizations of children with asthma were halved over the past decade. However, over that time, the likelihood of a child who lives…
- NBHC Population Health
Chicago-based Advocate Health Care's hospitals saw a nearly 50% reduction in readmission rates after implementing a nutrition care program for malnourished surgical patients. A …
- NBHC Care Experience
Health Canada reports 1,525…
- NBHC Population Health
A study from CAMH and ICES suggests one-in-eight suicide cases in Ontario involved a diagnosis of schizophrenia, even though just 1% of the population has the…
- NBHC Population Health
The ParticipACTION report gave kids a D+ grade for their overall level of physical…
- NBHC Population Health
In advance of Ottawa’s national poverty-reduction strategy, Campaign 2000, an organization dedicated…
- NBHC Care Experience
The health authority's family presence policy is in effect throughout its institutions, from long term care centres to hospitals. The policy was…
- NBHC Care Experience
Ontario’s Project Spark is an initiative to make healthcare data more accessible to providers, researchers…
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England’s National Health Services created NHS Health Check as a health check-up for adults aged 40-74. It's designed to spot early signs of stroke,…
- NBHC Care Experience
The CMAJ study shows the number of operative vaginal deliveries, where a vacuum or forceps are used, is declining, but that the risk of injury from such procedures is on the rise. Operative…
- NBHC Population Health
Federal data indicate the…
- NBHC Engagement
Healthcare 101 is an online information series developed to help Albertans better understand their healthcare system. AHS…
- NBHC News
The national benchmark for hip replacement from booking time to the operating table is 281 days. In Nova Scotia, 90% of patients get hip replacement surgery within 231 days of booking at Cape Breton…