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On May 24th, 2023, the New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) published a Web page on health spending based on the latest available data (2020) from the National Health Expenditure (NHEX)  tables published by the Canadian Health…

Provincial Health Plan: New Brunswick Health Council’s Primer on Access to Primary Health Care

The New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) has a mandate to report publicly on the performance of the health system. As part of our…

The New Brunswick Health Council releases first quarterly progress report on the Provincial Health Plan

On December 13th, 2022, the New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) released its first quarterly progress report on the…

With the objective of informing citizens about the health and well-being of their communities, the New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) has released Population Health Profiles for the 33 communities and 7 Health Zones in the province.

On September 21st, 2022, the New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) released key observations regarding the results from the 2021-2022 edition of the New Brunswick Student Wellness Survey. This Survey is conducted on an annual basis in all…

The ability to see a primary health care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner) in a timely manner has an impact on the use of emergency rooms and after-hours clinics as the usual place of care, according to the article…

The New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) is launching its fourth survey about the quality of home care in the province. Citizens who have recently received home care services for which costs are entirely or partially covered by public funds may…

With the start of provincial consultations on health care the New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) is releasing two articles on key observations about the health system. The articles, available at nbhc.ca, discuss a decline…

New Brunswick hospitals have made adjustments throughout the pandemic, they are now trying to resume their regular services. How can improvement be part of the way forward?

New Brunswick students in grades 6 to 12 are facing several challenges related to mental health, according to the most recent results from the New Brunswick Student Wellness Survey. The 2018-2019 edition of the survey is a provincial initiative…

The New Brunswick Public Libraries and the New Brunswick Health Council are collaborating to make local health information more accessible to the public. A number of the reports, surveys and other publications of the New Brunswick Health Council…

The latest survey results by the New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) calls for attention to home care quality issues beyond the level of satisfaction if New Brunswickers are to receive equitable and effective care.

The report, Beyond…

New questions in the 2017 edition of the New Brunswick Health Council’s Primary Health Survey have brought to light a large gap between the demand for home care services in New Brunswick and those who receive them.

For the first time, the…

Clarifying who would be responsible for the overall planning, funding and management of primary health services serves as the backdrop for the…