Research shows people who are treated at home recover at the same rate or faster than those treated in hospital. The NHS delivered on its goal to roll out 10,000 virtual ward beds by the end of Sept. Virtual ward beds are for patients who can get…
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Halton Healthcare approved the use of drones to transport medical samples and supplies between two Ont. hospitals located 13 kilometers apart. The agreement between the hospital network and drone company comes four months after Ottawa proposed…
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The Mount St. Vincent University class is designed to give those who need either home care or LTC - for themselves or a loved-one - a crash course on how the public system works in the province. The online course will consist of three main…
ICUs can collect less blood for lab tests and thereby reduce transfusions for critically ill patients who may have blood drawn multiple times a day, suggests a …
The project at BC Women’s Hospital will introduce 15 beds for women facing addiction challenges during pregnancy, after childbirth and as new parents. The beds are being implemented using three distinct housing models that include stabilization,…
The Island ramped up efforts to hire healthcare professionals since 2018, expanding recruitment priorities beyond just a handful of specialties like family medicine, RNs and social workers. Now they’re also seeking associate physicians, physician…
Five years after Canada decriminalized the recreational use of cannabis, the prevalence of cannabis use, cannabis-related ER visits and admissions to hospital mostly increased or remained steady. While the daily use of cannabis among users…
In 2026, Simon Fraser University (SFU) will welcome its first students to its purpose-built medical school, the first in western Canada in more than five decades. SFU plans to encourage students to practice in underserved communities, including…
Roughly 1,000 Canadian doctors who went to school abroad are turned away every year because they can't get residency spots in Canada. Meanwhile, the number of foreign visa trainees in medical residency is up 70% since 2019. Critics maintain that…
The project will provide evening, weekend and overnight childcare options for healthcare workers at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital through a partnership with a childcare centre in Sydney. The Learning Centre will offer 12 spaces for overnight…
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) appointed its first health ombudsperson to work against racism and discrimination against Indigenous people in the healthcare system. This is the first position of its kind in the country. The…
The number of Canadians who visit ERs across the country only to give up and leave before they receive any care increased more than fivefold since 2003. CIHI data show 184,753 people went to the ER for assistance in 2003-2004 and then left…
N.B. physicians say since 2012, provincial healthcare budgets haven’t kept pace with the rising cost of care. CIHI date indicate on a per person basis, N.B.’s investment in health and senior care was projected to be the lowest in Canada in 2022.…
The Truro-area campaign, which targeted physicians and medical residents living in the U.K., received 199 responses in the first wave of advertising. Ads were placed on Facebook, Instagram and Google. Those who clicked on the ads were directed to…
The overall rate of ER visits among adolescents jumped by 121% above expected levels, whereas the rate of hospital admissions was up 54% above what was expected in that age bracket. Emergency visits among young adults aged 18 to 26 years and…
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Members of the public will be asked to shape how the NHS uses their health data to improve patient care, as part a series of events next year. The events will gather public views on digital and data transformation in the NHS. Among the programs…