An all-time high of 95,800 healthcare jobs were vacant in Q4 of 2022, more than twice the 2019 Q4 figure of 40,100. Two-thirds of vacancies were for nurses…
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Provincial dental associations say a combination of high inflation, staffing costs and other rising dental practice expenses are driving average annual fee increases of 5% to almost 10%. New Brunswick Dental Society’s fee guide increase was 7.5…
The Canadian Orthopedic Association (COA) estimates approximately 130,000 people are waiting for an orthopedic operation. A Mar. CIHI report showed hospitals throughout the country are playing catch-up since the early days of the pandemic. During…
The online matching platform will allow thousands of U.K. patients who need treatment to be allocated to hospitals that can take on their care. The tool allows NHS staff to view and add available surgery slots in hospitals across the country,…
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A study found simple home workouts using exercise apps can effectively reduce depressive symptoms in healthcare workers and could be a major tool to combat the…
The partnership with Manipal College of Nursing is creating a dual degree program. The program will see 25 nurses trained each year over the next four years and the graduates will be trained with N.B. licencing in mind. While there’s no guarantee…
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A study of patients in primary healthcare showed as many as 17% of them failed to get new drug prescriptions filled within six months of the prescription date. The highest numbers were for drugs prescribed on an as-needed basis, which included…
Inside a health centre in Sask.’s capital will be a space solely for people urgently requiring psychological assistance and from the outside, it can be accessed through a dedicated door. The facility in Regina could be the first in Canada to have…
The study, which focused on a large area of London with heavy traffic, found exposure to relatively high levels of air pollution is linked to increased use of community mental health…
The bike patrol pilot program is in response to safety concerns around major hospitals. Teams of protective services bike officers started patrolling around the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon in June and Regina General in July. The…
The aircraft will transport non-critical care patients from Yarmouth and Sydney to Halifax. Travel by plane between Yarmouth and Sydney to Halifax is expected to take about an hour, in comparison to five hours by ambulance. The LifeFlight…
The study found women living in communities with early breast cancer screenings before the age of 50 have a lower risk of death. The data show cancer rates were higher for women…
The backlog comes a year after community laboratory services were transitioned from Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) to Dynalife Privately-owned Dynalife provides community medical lab services in Alta. but concerns are mounting over long…
L’initiative vise à désengorger les ambulances de la province alors qu’une trop grande proportion de ses ressources des services ambulanciers allaient au transfert de patients. Normalement, deux travailleurs paramédicaux et une ambulance étaient…
The report found roughly 743,000 fewer surgeries were performed in Canada during the first two-and-a-half years of the pandemic and the drop in procedures was more pronounced for those living in lower-income neighbourhoods. Despite the drop in…
A study found doctors are compensated on average 28% less for operations on female patients than they are for similar procedures performed on male patients. The largest discrepancy was found…