Hospitals and LTCs in the province spent about $369 million on agency nurses in FY2021-2022, while the expected cost in FY2022-2023 is $600 million, an increase of 63%. Factor in the cost for personal support workers (PSW) for the previous fiscal
N.L.'s registered nurses' union wants to expand a nurse locum program that allows nurses in the provincial system to fill short-term gaps in Labrador. About 100 nurses have taken part in the program that began in Sept. 2022, costing about $2.95
Experts on dementia, individuals with lived experience with the condition and the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health collaborated on the guidelines, which look at non-cognitive symptoms of dementia that can be detrimental to patients' well
The issue underscores the need for a strategy to tackle homelessness, which is a social issue and a significant public health concern. To address this, a pilot program called the Bridge Healing Transition Accommodation Program was launched in
The study, which used data from Ont. patients who visited an ER, found that dementia in people who were homeless was 1.9 times higher than the general population and 1.7 times higher compared to people with a low income. The numbers are likely an
The pilot project, in partnership with Ambulance New Brunswick, is said to be reducing the time to below the national standard. Taking place at Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton, the project changed the average time from arrival
The surgical backlogs for benign surgeries were amplified by pandemic restrictions while a post-pandemic focus on priority programs exacerbated the issue for some, including those needing benign gynecological surgery. To reduce the backlog of benign
The key change to the admission process, which comes into effect this fall, is a lottery system that it calls the first of its kind in the country whereby randomly selected candidates who meet the standard MCAT, Casper and GPA thresholds will move on
The device will prevent life-threatening hypoglycaemic attacks, which can lead to seizures, comas or death for those with Type 1 diabetes. Also, the cost of identifying and treating it is 10% of NHS England’s total budget. The mass rollout of the
It’s the first medical school in the country with a mandate for family doctors. York University’s medical school will be based in Vaughan, Ont., and will focus specifically on the next generation of family physicians. The university was found to be