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A report from Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) estimates the cost in lost productivity from parents missing work to care for children and youth with mental health issues at $421 million in 2017. The CMHO finds that one-third of Ontario…
As part of a $4.2-million project, the province is setting up Community Recovery Teams (CRTs) made up of six healthcare professionals to work with people who have severe mental illnesses. The project will be set up in eight communities and…
As data from the province’s two health authorities suggest hundreds of non-urgent surgeries are cancelled every month, the president of the New Brunswick Medical Society wants the government to understand the domino effect they cause the health…
York, Ontario’s West Park Healthcare Centre will transform its 115-year old campus into a world-class, integrated campus of care, with a…
The B.C. government says 72 deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgeries will be performed in the province in the current fiscal year on Parkinson's patients who no longer respond to medication. That's double the number of procedures that took place…
The program - implemented at all 68 nursing home organizations in New Brunswick - substitutes non-drug therapies for antipsychotics for seniors living with…
The handwritten questionnaire filled out by families accessing services through the IWK Health Centre’s Mental Health and Addictions program takes time to process and the information isn’t available to clinicians until after patients have left…
The ICES study sets out to learn more about the public’s views on uses and users of personal health data. Research participants were presented with background information about administrative…
Dr. John Dornan, Chief of Staff, Horizon Health Network shares his perspective on why some patients have to wait for four hours in the ED to see someone. Dr. Dornan explains that the aging population has created an increased demand on acute care…
A third of Canadians (33%) identify long wait times as the biggest problem facing the healthcare system, while one-in-four (24%) mention bureaucracy…
Toddlers and preschoolers who spent high amounts of time in front of televisions, computers or digital devices were found to be less likely to reach milestones for communication skills, motor skills and problem-solving by age five. Lead author Dr…
The survey asked those 18 and older who live in their own homes…
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…
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.…
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:
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) and the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) will extend a program whereby paramedics…