One of the first acts of the new P.C. government in Ontario was to change the rules governing the public drug plan, OHIP+. The former Liberal government introduced the scheme this year to cover prescriptions for all residents under age 25. Incoming
The Quebec government rolled out a publicly-funded website for patients to book appointments with a medical practitioner in 2017. However, it would appear that many doctors prefer the Bonjour-Santé private platform that charges patients $20 to search
A spokesperson for the Manitoba government contends there's nothing to prevent a nurse practitioner (NP) from providing private healthcare to patients. Winnipeg-based Nurse Practitioner House Call Services and Clinic charges between $40 and $80 per
With the $2.9 million in funding from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC), the University of Alberta will open training institutes in western and eastern Canada for the BETTER program. The initiative trains health practitioners in
New drugs launched since 2009 accounted for nearly one quarter of brand-name drug sales in Canada by 2016, according to a report from the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB). As well, in line with trends observed from 2009 to 2014, the
Health PEI is holding four focus-group conservations across the province to consult with Islanders living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to help shape future COPD programming and services. Events are being held in Queens County
NHS England is seeking feedback from the public, primary care professionals and innovators on how it can ensure the general practitioner (GP) payment system is "fair" in an era of increasing digitization. The organization has reviewed the Quality and
Kaiser Permanente reports that partners of people with newly diagnosed diabetes are more likely to improve their health behaviours than partners of people without the disease. Kaiser researchers say a diabetes diagnosis could be a 'teachable moment'
Accreditation Canada awarded Ambulance New Brunswick (ANB) its Accredited with Exemplary Standing, making it the only EMS organization in Canada to earn the designation. Medavie Health Services NB says the third-party assessment means quality
An 82-year-old Caraquet woman was cycled through four hospitals after falling and breaking her hip and was eventually transferred to the Tracadie-Sheila hospital, at which time she had already developed a bed sore. Several weeks later, her bedsore