The province is bringing free rapid access counselling services to several small communities with almost $2 million in annual funding to Family Services Saskatchewan. The program’s available for individuals, couples and families needing support for
There's limited research concerning the deployment of specialty mental healthcare and medication adherence through telehealth. This study also states that, for rural areas, access to specialty care remains a challenge for patients with serious mental
A l’Î.-P.-É., l’hôpital Western d’Alberton indique que son service d’urgence serait contraint de fermer si une seule personne est en congé de maladie alors que les problèmes de recrutement et de rétention du personnel de santé augmentent dans la
Doctors receive $29.40 per patient for one-off visits in an after-hours clinic compared with the $47.74 they’re paid for the more comprehensive visits that usually happen in a doctor’s regular practice. Davidson explains that, for after-hours clinics
A Toronto ER nurse quit her job earlier this year to work as a travel nurse at a hospital in Texas. She’s getting paid three times her salary in Canada and working only 36 hours a week, as opposed to 70-80 hours at St. Michael’s in Toronto. In a CUPE
The poll of front-line RPNs, PSWs and other front-line staff revealed a surge in physical & sexual violence against women, in racially motivated attacks and an increase in the use of weapons against hospital staff. The poll found that: 63%
N.B. has no confirmed cases of monkeypox and no suspected cases but Public Health is putting together resource materials for clinicians and working on a public awareness campaign. Messaging will revolve around prevention and risk and the campaign
The Conference Board of Canada says disparities in cancer outcomes are evident among provinces. Cancer mortality rates are lower in the Western provinces and Ont. and higher in Que. and the Atlantic provinces. Other findings include: Mortality-to
A research group estimates 1,700 people are being infected with Omicron for the first time each day. That works out to 213 infections per 100,000 New Brunswickers, nearly 2½ times the national average of 87. Researchers say the number of infections
The head of the New Brunswick Medical Society is urging those who are eligible to get their fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine amid what he believes is the start of a new wave of the pandemic in the province. Dr. Mark MacMillan fears the wave that was