The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for B.C. found that millions of highly sensitive personal health records about people accessing healthcare in B.C. were left "…
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The Alta. government is boosting a program that helps doctors cover expenses to run their practice. The province is putting another $20 million per year into the program to raise the payment rate for doctors and on average, physicians will get…
The Métis Nation of Alberta's suicide prevention strategy aims to connect youth to their identity and community. The strategy was developed in partnership with…
The figures lead to believe recruiting new physicians is getting more expensive. The health network spent $8.3 million since 2019 on doctor recruitment, resulting in the hiring of 185 doctors, working out to $44,675 per hire. Since the…
- NBHC Engagement
This study, led by Live 5-2-1-0 initiative, evaluated the effectiveness of nudge interventions in a rural…
Ont.'s AG issued 15 value-for-money reports, including one on the province's…
The Cultural Safety and Humility Standard (available for purchase) is designed to address Indigenous-specific racism in care delivery and to provide…
The Burnaby, B.C. university would be the first institution in western Canada to open a medical school in 55 years. The funding will support curriculum, space and staff planning and the hiring of an interim dean to provide provide strategic…
By 2024, the number of seats available through Practice Ready Assessment will triple to 96. The B.C. government says the program provides a pathway for foreign-trained doctors to qualify as physicians in the…
Amid a surge in children suffering from respiratory illness leading to wait times of up to 18 hours at the Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) in Calgary, the province will install a heated trailer next to the ED ACH. The trailer will be used only…
Doctors in the province are supporting a petition in opposition to the Ont. government's changes to virtual healthcare set to take effect on Dec. 1. The…
Since Sept., over two dozen surgeries were performed in the province using the da Vinci Surgical System. So far, the robots assisted with procedures involving the prostate, kidney and bladder, with…
The Competition Bureau believes pro-competitive policies…
Horizon Health Network's planning ER changes to cope with staff shortages and wait times and says the solutions could mitigate some of the influx of patients due to RSV, infections, the flu and COVID-19. The changes centre around patient flow at…