Functional limitations refer to difficulties with basic mobility-related tasks, such as walking two to three blocks, standing up from a chair or climbing stairs. In comparison, researchers found only one in eight of their peers without diabetes…
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The health authority is calling on the federal government to regulate private nursing agencies, after incurring a $98-million budget shortfall they attribute mostly to what they say are unfair and costly contracts with Canadian Health Labs (CHL…
Healthcare workers across the country are reporting high levels of burnout and many say childcare with flexible hours would allow them to stay at work. So far, the Sydney program, which operates 24/7, served 22 families - children of doctors,…
The Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) recognized the Provincial Health Services Authority in B.C. for introducing the BCEHS Clinical Hub in 2022. Designed to mitigate…
The 48-room facility is located in the Cape Breton Mi’kmaq community of Eskasoni. The idea for the home was first conceived about 20 years ago and after a feasibility study and lobbying campaign, ground was broken on construction four years ago.…
Ottawa will spend $52.9 billion more than planned over the next five years and will post a $40-billion deficit this fiscal year. To offset some of that spending, the government will generate roughly $21.9 billion in new revenue coming in part…
Nine Virtual Urgent Care stations are up and running at hospitals around N.S. The facilities are meant for low-acuity patients with problems such as coughs, colds, sprains, ear infections or UTIs. Doctors who are working from home or even from…
The homes will provide people with overlapping mental health challenges, developmental disabilities, addiction issues, trauma and/or acquired brain injuries the care they need where they live. Healthcare and social support teams work alongside…
The health authority’s goal is to get wait times for patients triaged as being Level 3 or urgent down to 120 minutes or less this year. The Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale calls for Level 3 patients to be seen by a doctor…
While nearly 410,000 people were connected to a physician since 2018, another 310,000 remain on the Health Connect Registry. The province will introduce digital tools within the system to better link patients with family physicians and NPs. An…
Canadians’ opinions about their provincial healthcare systems didn’t improve in 2024 compared to last year. As in 2023, the Ipsos poll found less than half are satisfied with their provincial healthcare system, with only 8% saying they’re very…
Researchers found Canada’s burden of disease increased in substance abuse, diabetes/CKD and musculoskeletal diseases and found the improvement in overall health of the…
Community groups will assist the N.S. government to open walk-in mental health centres for young people across the province by 2027. Youth aged 12 to 25 will be able to drop in for mental health and addictions counselling and other services…
The agreement, reached with private long term care operators, will include opening 54 beds, increased wages for workers in private facilities to move towards wage comparability with the public sector and grants and financing programs to support…
Hundreds of thousands more British people a month will have to option to refer themselves for services such as assistance with incontinence, podiatry or hearing tests without needing to see their family doctor. Across the country, around 200,000…
Some doctors say the dramatic drop in wait times for hip and knee surgeries had a ripple effect on other types of surgeries, including cancer surgeries which are now double pre-2023 waits. They claim to prioritize cancer surgeries, many elective…