It’s part of a plan to increase the sharing of test results, such as lab results, with patients so they can be more involved in their ongoing care. The provincial patient portal, Health Gateway, will allow specialists and family doctors at hospitals
Build Back Better surveyed the population to explore how the pandemic affected four areas of health equity: housing access, food security, mental health and substance use. The early findings about housing and food security in the province indicate
This study suggests there are income-based disparities present even in countries with universal healthcare and robust social services. Researchers explored whether poorer outcomes observed in lower-income Americans relative to higher-income Americans
It's the first province to adopt minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in an effort to improve nurses’ working conditions and patient care. The model, based on nurse-to-patient ratios in Calif. and Australia, will allow nurses to spend more time
Syphilis made a global resurgence over the last five years and Canada's an outlier among wealthy nations in its rate of increase. The incidence of babies born with syphilis reached 26 per 100,000 live births in 2021, up from two in 2017, a 13-fold
The Women's Mobile Primary Care Program aims to deliver healthcare to women in a culturally appropriate manner. The health unit's van teams doctors, nurses and social workers with Indigenous knowledge keepers, elders and healers to provide care from
Healthcare leaders part of the Public Policy Forum are calling for major reforms related to how Canadians access the health system, including scaling up team-based primary care. The report lays out 10 steps policymakers must take to expand access to
Long term-care models are moving toward hospital-like facilities but governments should look into house-like LTC homes instead of institutional models to improve quality of life. The researchers define the small-scale, home-like model as housing
The report finds healthcare workers feared for their personal safety during the pandemic because of a lack of protective equipment and the absence of any systematic support and security that left many feeling undervalued. It highlights the following
Researchers found an alarming number of high school students (26%) in Canada reported having vaped in the previous month and what they're inhaling with vapes or e-cigarettes is even more worrying. The study showed that substance use was linked to a