The 2018-2019 Saskatchewan Budget includes a 2.9% increase in healthcare expenditures, to $5.36 billion. Included in this amount are $19 million from Ottawa for the team-based community health initiative, Connected Care, as well as an additional $11
A report from the Canadian Mental Health Association puts forward the idea that decriminalization should be considered one part of governments' anti-drug strategies. It cites the example of Portugal, which decriminalized psychoactive substances in
The study, by McMaster and York universities, examined muscle biopsies of young adults with and without type 1 diabetes who exceed Diabetes Canada's recommended weekly levels for physical activity. The findings revealed that poor muscle health could
L'appareil, d’une valeur de $34,000, a été installé au Service d’urgence de l’établissement pour desservir les communautés de Saint-Quentin, de Kedgwick et des environs. L’appareil apporte à l’établissement une technologie qui surpasse celle de son
The national #EndPJparalysis campaign aims to get patients out of bed, dressed in their own clothes and moving around in order to speed up their recovery. It also challenges all those who care for older people to get patients up and about for the
A family experience survey from the Health Quality Council of Alberta shows a range of overall satisfaction scores for LTC facilities in the province of between 6.6 and 9.7, with an average of 8.4. Wide variance was also seen on the food quality
During a hospital stay, the ClinicAll app enables the use of TV, Internet, and to call up all hospital information such as treatment appointments, meals, room lighting or bed control. Doctors and staff can inform the patient about upcoming visits via
This C.D. Howe Institute report suggest that historically, for most provinces and territories, the rise in healthcare spending outstrips the nation's economic growth. However, it appears that trend is accelerating, putting the long-term
The government plans to hire 25 new medical specialists to fill vacancies, address shortages and tackle workload issues. The additions will include a cardiologist in Saint John and the rest will be up to regional health authorities to decide on
The province is investing $2.1 million to create more memory care beds and assist existing care homes. The first of three per diem increases will raise rates to $135 from $127.42 per resident. The increase will be retroactive to Apr. 1 and will allow