CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB) is providing early support to cancer patients through a team of specially trained nurses, known as Nurse Navigators. These navigators assist patients from the initial stages of their cancer journey, offering support well
A lawsuit, which accuses the Horizon Health Network staff of reckless and outrageous acts and omissions after Darrell Mesheau was found unresponsive following seven hours in an ER waiting room, also names two nurses. Paula Doucet, the president of
A Health Canada report summarizing the public's input on the proposed Safe Long-Term Care Act revealed a significant preference for aging at home with support, the need for high-quality and safe long-term care and the importance of inclusivity and
Nova Scotia Health is offering mobile primary care clinics at Cobequid Community Health Centre and Dartmouth South Primary Care Clinic on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. These drop-in clinics are designed to provide care for people with
The N.S. government is investing $42 million over five years to enhance access to health information using Google Cloud's search tools and AI. The initiative includes three projects aimed at improving the health system's online information
Nova Scotia's Action for Health website now provides updated healthcare data, showing positive trends in surgical wait list reductions, staff vacancy rates and long-term care admissions. Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson emphasized the
On Sept. 18, the group representing the nation's physicians is set to formally apologize for the role doctors played in harming members of Canada's Indigenous communities “both through action and inaction.” The group hopes the apology will build
The province is experiencing unprecedented hospital capacity problems that will worsen in the coming years due to underfunding, according to a report by CUPE's Ontario Council of Hospital Unions. The number of patients receiving treatment in
CUPE 5430 is demanding an investigation into ongoing AIMS system failures that resulted in ongoing compensation issues, a dysfunctional job posting system, Sask.-wide inventory shortages and triaging of testing at the Roy Romanow Provincial
Horizon Health Network introduced an online self-booking service for patients in the Saint John area to schedule their own bloodwork and other specimen collection appointments. As part of Horizon's Critical Action Plan to improve the patient