The ICES study sets out to learn more about the public’s views on uses and users of personal health data. Research participants were presented with background information about administrative data and the Ontario non-profit research institute, ICES
A report from Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) estimates the cost in lost productivity from parents missing work to care for children and youth with mental health issues at $421 million in 2017. The CMHO finds that one-third of Ontario parents
Ombud Charles Murray released findings of his office's investigation of complaints from patients alleging mistreatment at the Restigouche Hospital Centre in Campbellton, caused in part by chronic understaffing. Among its findings: The hospital has
As data from the province’s two health authorities suggest hundreds of non-urgent surgeries are cancelled every month, the president of the New Brunswick Medical Society wants the government to understand the domino effect they cause the health
The handwritten questionnaire filled out by families accessing services through the IWK Health Centre’s Mental Health and Addictions program takes time to process and the information isn’t available to clinicians until after patients have left their
The program - implemented at all 68 nursing home organizations in New Brunswick - substitutes non-drug therapies for antipsychotics for seniors living with dementia. The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) says that in the first two
As part of a $4.2-million project, the province is setting up Community Recovery Teams (CRTs) made up of six healthcare professionals to work with people who have severe mental illnesses. The project will be set up in eight communities and each team
Experts warn other hospitals should watch closely as London’s largest hospital reviews how it flags potentially violent patients with purple armbands. The armband policy was put in place as part of a settlement with the Ontario Labour Relations Board
The University of Alberta hosted a three-day workshop offered by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) about mental health, hormone treatment, surgical options, laws, policies and ethics. This is the first time WPATH's
Horizon Health Network is in discussions with UNB to increase seats for nursing students and it’s looking to ramp up recruitment efforts nationally and internationally. Karen McGrath, the CEO of the Horizon Health Network, told the legislature that