The National Health Service's proposals focus on reducing never events and improving the safety of patients with mental health issues. They include a proposal for types of avoidable harm to be halved over the next five years in medication errors and
A study led by Dalhousie University found that between 1997 and 2015, First Nations children were more likely to require neonatal intensive care and had higher incidences of headaches, dental problems and throat and ear infections. The data also
Grace Losier resigned as chair of the board of Horizon Health Network. The Liberal-appointed chair says she stepped down at the request of Health Minister Ted Flemming, and that someone working for Flemming had given her the choice of resigning or
While the Public Health Agency of Canada publishes statistics on the number of individuals who suffer fatal overdoses as a result of opioids, some physicians in Vancouver say there are no comparable data for people who suffer brain damage from using
The U.K.'s Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is calling on obesity to be officially recognized as a chronic disease in order to address it more effectively. It issued a call for the government and the broader health sector to recognize obesity as a
N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs met with the nurses’ union to find out how soon 25 nurse practitioners could be hired this year to reduce the list. The average number of people on the wait list for a primary care provider over the last two years was 17,000
The Ontario government has a number of measures to address mental health challenges suffered by farmers. To highlight the programs and to diminish the stigma associated with mental illnesses in the profession, the province initiated an awareness
In an effort to gain the attention of youth and others unlikely to be connected by traditional outreach methods, Health Canada turned to online influencers. These are individuals with a significant social media presence. It's thought these people can
Research led by the University of Manitoba says the incomes of workers aged 40 to 61 who suffer heart attack, stroke and/or cardiac arrest are significantly less than similarly-aged individuals who don't have a cardiovascular event. The data suggest
There’s a growing number of high-risk heart patients on P.E.I., meaning low risk patients are facing longer wait times for a 12-week cardiac rehab program. The program aims to help people recover from heart disease after a heart attack or prevent