The group showed that 42% of its membership recently left a position or are considering leaving as the advocate group wanrs NPs are overburdened and burned out. The NPNB adds six nurse practitioners left the Saint John region over the past year, with
To address chronic shortages, ongoing burnout, consistent overtime, poor mental health and poor working conditions the report lays out a strategy with three steps: retain and support, return and integrate and recruit and mentor. Specifically, it
The former policy forced doctors to limit the number of services they could bill for each day. The provincial government hopes removing the cap will address immediate pressures on the healthcare system. Physicians in specialties like family medicine
In Atlantic Canada, N.B. and P.E.I. recorded 762 and 85 deaths, respectively. Across Canada, PHAC says the toll reached 50,135 by Jan. 23. Que. saw the most confirmed deaths of any jurisdiction with 17,865 fatalities to date. Ont. has the second
MyHealthNB found at MyHealth Records lets people go back to the month of their last blood work and find results that include a scale showing if the results are low, normal or high. Having these numbers available to patients online is expected to make
The OMA's study shows primary care physicians’ transition to virtual care wasn’t associated with increased ER visits by their patients. The association says there are other reasons why ERs are overwhelmed, including burnout among healthcare
The pilot projects are a collaboration between mental health service providers and school authorities using their data to tailor services toward the unique needs of local student populations. The provincial government claims the pilot projects will
Horizon’s team partnered with Indeed.ca to host hiring events in Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal to encourage nurses to work in N.B. Offers promoted during the events include hands-on support to move to and settle in the province and up to $20
The Public Policy Forum believes healthcare funding should be rooted in health outcomes that matter most to Canadians. As well, the report recognizes health as an economic pillar and pushes for reforms necessary to achieve timely, accessible care. It
Premier Doug Ford will introduce changes that would let Canadian healthcare workers registered or licensed in other provinces start immediately practicing in Ont. Currently, healthcare professionals must be registered with one of Ont.’s health