Engage Nova Scotia (ENS) has the largest single data set on well-being and quality of life in North America,. The data, from 2019, is from 13,000 Nova Scotians and looks at their wellbeing, pointing to the issue of loneliness and isolation even
The eVisitNB virtual care clinics app, intended to reduce high patient volumes in ERs and walk-in clinics, is offered to anyone with a New Brunswick Medicare card. It’s offered since Jan. but users of the app are concerned it’s not as effective as
As part of a direct-to-triage policy, the province's paramedics can now leave low-risk patients with staff in ERs and get back on the road more quickly. Instead of waiting, they'll take low-risk patients to ER waiting rooms to be assessed by staff in
At Toronto’s SickKids Hospital, the scheduled surgery wait-list for children grew to 5,600 patients since 2020. Despite the fact that children’s hospitals are beginning to move back to full operation, as pandemic restrictions are lifted, these wait
British Columbians now have access to lab results collected from inpatient and outpatient settings, any health authority and from some private labs via the provincial government's Health Gateway. The website's a central point of access for lab
In the next 20 years, 90% of all jobs in England’s NHS are expected to require some element of digital skills. The review's being conducted by Health Education England as part of its digital readiness education program. Its chief nursing information
Disability advocates are hoping for changes in N.B. when it comes to accessibility of mammograms. They say there are barriers to accessing mammograms which unfairly subject those with disabilities to increased risk and potentially worse health
The rising costs of nearly every aspects of daily living due to record inflation is taking its toll. The Leger survey shows 38% of respondents cite money as being the biggest source of stress for the fifth time in eight years, nearly twice as much as
The University of Manitoba-led study found that living close to a trail used for walking, running and cycling leads to an 8% reduction in the risk factors for heart disease. Researchers also found a 12% to 15% decrease of cardiovascular disease risk
Researchers in Sudbury say interruptions in physiotherapy over the weekend can set elderly patients back in their recovery. The study concluded that additional weekend physiotherapy improves elderly patients’ physical function and gets them