The New Brunswick government has accepted the recommendations contained in a strategy developed by the Council on Aging and will implement 77…
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Health in the News
Note: These are summaries of information originally produced by external sources (media, press releases, government, etc.). All questions should be directed to the original news source listed.
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NHS England's Sustainable Improvement team and the Horizons team updated the Leading Large Scale Change: A Practical Guide to…
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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is entertaining the idea of introducing a healthcare tax residents would have to pay based on income that would go directly into healthcare spending. Pallister didn't say how much Manitobans could be paying if the…
- NBHC Population Health
U.K. researchers working with the WHO Health Evidence Network (HEN) and the European Office for Investment for Health and Development…
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Health diplomacy: European perspectives (2017) is part of the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s response to the WHO Regional…
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Collaboration in Agrifood New Brunswick (CANB) has received support from both provincial and federal governments for its efforts to ensure school cafeterias are feeding students fresh food grown by local farmers and producers. The collaboration…
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Health Quality Ontario and the Associated Medical Services (AMS) foundation are sponsoring Change Day Ontario, which is part of a global movement designed to empower people within the health system to make…
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The CMA's Joule subsidiary is partnering with CognisantMD to provide physicians with the Ocean Platform for patient engagement and eReferrals. The platform:
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A survey by the professional association representing doctors in Nova Scotia shows that a majority of physicians in the province are feeling burned…
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Health Canada is proposing to ban non-prescription sales of low-dose codeine, an opioid linked to abuse and dependency. The change would make pain pills…
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The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) will hold public hearings across the province as it seeks input on reforming Ontario's hospitals in the…
- NBHC Sustainability
The B.C. NDP government's budget update explains that healthcare spending will rise 3.5% to $19.56 billion in the 2018-19 budget year, while Medical Services Plan premiums will be reduced by 50% before being eliminated altogether within four…
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Ting Shih, CEO and founder of ClickMedix, says the biggest recent breakthrough in healthcare is the mobile phone. He says smartphones are affordable so almost anybody in the world can have access, and this…
- NBHC Engagement
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health is seeking people to fill volunteer public representative positions on 26…
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Adequate nurse staffing is integral to pain management and patient satisfaction, according to researchers from the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College. The …
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The New Zealand Ministry of Health's report on Health Promoting Schools (or HPS), a school community…