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The Canadian Mental Health Association of New Brunswick partnered with a Moncton counsellor to launch the free, first-come-first-serve clinic, which opens March 21. The clinic will be run using volunteers, graduate students and one counsellor. It…
Nova Scotia's expanding, effective immediately, its Caregiver Benefit Program so 600 more people who provide care to adults living at home will receive financial support. …
The report found 55.8% of New Brunswickers said they were able to see their family doctor within five days.…
Primary care networks (PCN) were established in 2005 in Alberta to facilitate access to inter-professional, team-based care. A study by the University of Alberta found patients in a PCN were more likely to visit the ER for certain chronic…
The survey will look into how the public accesses and navigates services and if home care services meet the needs of clients and their families. The survey will also…
The survey by not-for-profit organization Ophea analyzes parental perspectives on health issues and the role schools play in supporting their children. It found Ontario parents believe that the…
The N.W.T. government is proposing to hire child and youth care counselors in elementary and high schools across the territory starting in the 2018-2019 school year. The joint effort between the departments of Health and Social Services and…
A study by the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota reveals children and teens with Type 1 diabetes enrolled in a six-month intensive remote therapy (IRT) pilot…
An Ernst & Young survey found patients and physicians south of the…
A research associate at the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) predicts that by 2056, there will be 50 seniors for every 100 workers, greatly affecting the health and solvency of the province. In healthcare, the trend that worries AIMS…
Health Quality Ontario issued quality care standards for opioid use to direct healthcare providers and patients in the following three scenarios:
The HQCA's I'm Still Me: The Lived Experiences of Residents in Designated Supportive Living report details a pilot project…
An Accenture consumer survey finds growing consumer demand for digital-based health services is fueling the push for a model for care in which patients…
The Harvard Medical School study included adults with any infection or exacerbation of heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma who were admitted via…
Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital is piloting a managed alcohol program (MAP), in which patients with chronic alcoholism are provided a daily oral dose of ethanol to manage their illness. Only about 15 patients have gone through the program…
Micro hospitals are emerging in U.S. suburban and urban markets as a backup to community facilities and in regions where the demand doesn’t require full-sized hospitals. These facilities are considerably smaller than community hospitals and offer…