General Practitioners Northern Ireland (RCGPNI) patient group is urging patients to reduce the impact of pressures that GPs face by using self-care, reliable online resources or asking a pharmacist for advice before making a GP appointment.…
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- NBHC Engagement
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Alberta residents can access their EHRs through an online portal called MyHealth Records with any digitally-enabled device. Among the features that can be accessed online includes:
- NBHC Care Experience
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) and the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) will extend a program whereby paramedics…
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The survey asked those 18 and older who live in their own homes…
- NBHC Sustainability
The Nurses' Health Program (NHP) is available to the 175,000 members of the College of Nurses of Ontario. It encourages nurses to seek treatment for mental health and/or substance use disorders and is…
- NBHC Sustainability
Intergenerational housing is growing in Ottawa and Toronto as well as…
- NBHC Care Experience
Qmunity, a LGBTQ society on the University of New Brunswick campus, decided it needs to focus on healthcare after MLA David Coon indicated that Horizon Health’s CEO said transgender healthcare was not on the list of network priorities. Community…
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Royal Bournemouth Hospital unveiled the U.K.'s first hospital "bouncer" nurses to redirect non-urgent patients away from ERs - and the hospital says the initiative reduced waiting times dramatically. The "gatekeeper" nursing staffers are…
- NBHC Population Health
A report on B.C. health trends from the Office of the…
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Quebec's seniors minister says a plan to reduce antipsychotic use among long-term care residents at 24 facilities resulted saw reduced dosages in 33% of cases, while for 53% of individuals, their use of antipsychotics ended completely. She adds…
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N.Y.-based EIR Healthcare is selling units of its hospital room, called MedModular, for $285,000 per unit, which the company claims is more affordable than traditional construction. The design is…
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Explained by the Nova Scotia Health Authority as a staffing shortage, 22 expecting mothers in the Antigonish region were told in Dec. that midwife services were being suspended. The Association of Nova Scotia Midwives says structural issues in…
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Gender-neutral language issues has French-speaking non-binary Ontarians seeking treatment in English
Healthcare services can be challenging to access in French for non-binary people, because gender-neutral language, such as "they" or "them," is not commonly used in French. In French, the neutral pronoun "iel" was recently integrated into the…
- NBHC Population Health
Mental health problems among adults are on the rise, according to the latest CAMH Monitor survey, the…
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According to a report from Reformulary Group, 92% of all deaths due to opioids are the result of accidental overdose. With one-fifth of…
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Wellness Wheel, a non-profit, outlined two projects to increase the number of people tested for HIV, Hepatitis C and other illnesses. The first is the development of the free ‘Get Tested’ guide, created after consultations with communities to…