The B.C. Ministry of Health is investing $75 million to expand respite care and adult day programs to both seniors and their loved ones with daily activities. Funding will be rolled out over three years to increase the number of respite beds
England’s National Health Services created NHS Health Check as a health check-up for adults aged 40-74. It's designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes. NHS will now have nurses give patients advice on
Dr. Tom Barry, the outgoing medical chief of staff with the Horizon Health Network, said the province's medical community is seeing a major increase in cases of youth anxiety and depression, what he views as an incoming public health crisis
Health P.E.I. is now offering sexual health evening walk-in clinics in Charlottetown and Summerside. Tests are carried out by a nurse or nurse practitioner and no appointment is required. Each clinic runs from 4 to 8 p.m. and offers testing for
Hospitals typically use severity of illness scores to predict the 30-day survival of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The scores include lab results, vital signs, and physiological and demographic characteristics. But research from the University
Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital opened a model of healthcare for patients with mental health and substance use challenges. The St Paul's Hospital HUB centralizes four patient-care services for a "wraparound" effect so patients don’t fall between the
Research has tied sleep problems in hospitals to worse outcomes for patients. This Dutch study quantified how little rest patients get. It found patients slept an average of 83 minutes less at night in the hospital than they typically did at home and
In 2016, 9,400 hip and knee replacement revisions were performed in Canada. The demand for these surgeries continues to grow and the CIHI says repeat surgeries can benefit from improvements in short- and long-term revision rates. The institute warns
The Canadian Medical Association is calling on the federal government to invest another $21 billion over the next decade to help provinces and territories pay for rising healthcare costs propelled by the aging population. Physicians want Ottawa to
The incentive program will cover the salaries of up to 10 nurse practitioner students at Dalhousie University. The province will spend $1.4 million over two years on the incentive. Recipients will be selected based on whether they live in or are