The healthcare agency’s initiative includes phoning patients on wait lists in Calgary over the next few months to update them on their status in the wait list. Patients will be asked to confirm their identity by providing their health number and
A children’s advocate says young people aren’t seen as equal to adults and aren’t valued in the same way in that setting. Children First in Canada found the number one threat to children is unintentional and preventable injury such as falls, sports
Most Canadians caught COVID-19 since Omicron and its subvariants triggered waves of infection this year - with estimates suggesting almost two-thirds of the population had it. The study found more than 60% of the overall population had antibodies
The health network will review its sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) program after a Fredericton woman went to a Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital’s ED for a sexual assault forensic examination and was told to schedule an appointment for the
N.B. had the third-highest rate of LTC residents being prescribed these tranquillizers without a psychosis diagnosis in 2020-21. CIHI shows 30% of N.B. nursing home residents (the national average is 22%) were given antipsychotic medication without a
Nova Scotia Health is sharing evidence-based practice with clinicians and promoting discourse that includes their clinical realities as the catalyst to making changes to improve outcomes for all. To accomplish this, Nova Scotia Health, Doctors Nova
Mental health organisations in the province heard a clear call for youth-focused suicide bereavement support. The Edmonton branch of the CMHA will offer online suicide grief support groups for people aged 12 to 25. The program will fill a gap in
These quality standards are used by the province’s healthcare systems to guide opportunities for improvement. The standards include future-focused statements and indicators to measure progress and lead to better health outcomes. The province’s
This research adds to growing evidence that the poor mental health of healthcare providers jeopardizes the quality and the safety of patient care. Researchers in the U.K. and Greece set out to examine the association of burnout with the career
Within the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Vitalité Health Network lost 499 healthcare workers. Their average age was 37. Of those, 152 were nurses with an average age was 34. The majority left because of heavy workloads and low morale. At Horizon, over 600