Publications
Access to surgery relates to the waiting time for a surgical procedure. Common surgeries include hip and knee replacement, cancer surgeries, and more.
The New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) has a mandate to report publicly on the performance of the health system. As part of our public reporting obligations, the NBHC is producing materials with contextual information regarding the Action…
In New Brunswick, 85.4% of citizens have a primary care provider, either a family doctor (82.2%) or a nurse practitioner (3.6%). Only 1 in 3 citizens who have a primary care provider can get an appointment within 5 days, and this proportion…
On June 21st, 2023, the New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) publicly released the results from the 2022 edition of the Primary Care Survey. The NBHC Primary Care Survey is a population-based survey. Conducted on an annual cycle, its…
Health care spending, also called health spending or health expenditure, refers to the amount/proportion of money that is being spent by the Government of New Brunswick and New Brunswick residents for health-related needs.
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…
Primary health care is usually a citizen’s first point of contact with the health care system. Read our primer to learn more about citizens’ access to primary health care in New Brunswick.
