London ranked sixth-highest in Canada for opioid hospitalization rates in 2017. This is why hospitals in the city will test a protocol designed to decrease the amount of narcotics prescribed for acute pain. Patients who suffer from non-chronic pain -
This First Nations Health Council video outlines the history of the Tripartite First Nations Health Governance Structure in B.C., the agreements that led to its creation, and the work in transforming outcomes through service improvements in
Patients in the U.K. will be given the option of "digital first" primary care as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. The plan forecasts that primary care and outpatient services will change over the next 10 years to a model of tiered escalation depending
Harvard Medical School identified the twenty top-funded private U.S.-based digital health companies to analyze their products and services, related peer-reviewed evidence and the potential for impact on patients with high-burden conditions. The
The Globe and Mail’s André Picard explains how the annual "flu surge" reminds him how hospitals have a chronic capacity problem. Fundamentally, he believes, Canada’s health system problem isn’t ER overcrowding - it’s hospital overcrowding. The waits
Healthcare 101 is an online information series developed to help Albertans better understand their healthcare system. AHS enlisted several departments to create and design of this first topic, Healthcare Basics for Albertans, which outlines the
The ParticipACTION report gave kids a D+ grade for their overall level of physical activity. This marks a slight improvement from the past four reports where they received a D-minus. Researchers found only 35% of children from the ages of 5 to 17
In advance of Ottawa’s national poverty-reduction strategy, Campaign 2000, an organization dedicated to ending child poverty, reports federal ridings with the most child and family poverty are also home to the highest proportions of Indigenous
Federal data indicate the opioid crisis claimed nearly 4,000 lives in Canada in 2017, mainly from fentanyl overdoses. The death toll was 34% higher than 2016, with most deaths involving men aged 30 to 39. Almost 90% of the deaths in 2017 were in
The health authority's family presence policy is in effect throughout its institutions, from long term care centres to hospitals. The policy was developed with feedback from patients, residents and their families. It means and end to set visiting