The United Kingdom recognized social isolation as a key issue facing its population and appointed a Minister for Loneliness. In New Zealand, a university study found more than one in five frail elderly identified being lonely. The study was completed
Not-for-profit healthcare system Intermountain Healthcare plans to build a genetic repository - the GeneRosity Registry - that will be populated with unprocessed genetic data from companies such as 23andMe, AncestryDNA and MyHeritage uploaded
The medico-legal agency received 3,387 requests from members in 2016, that’s up from 1,983 in 2007. Most cases came from Ontario, but the CMPOA sees a rise across the board. It believes the numbers bring to light the extent of the pressure the
The Health With Dignity Program was launched 2015 as a four-year pilot to help vulnerable clients navigate the healthcare system and improve their capacity to manage their health. The program targets the uninsured and underinsured population in
This curriculum was developed and taught by a mental health expert and will be incorporated in schools in P.E.I. over the next year. Thirty Island teachers will be able to detect mental health issues in the classroom after the master training in
The B.C. government plans $75 million in funding during the 2018-2019 fiscal year and $100 million in the 12 months following that as part of its four-part strategy to reduce surgical wait times. It points out that in FY2016-2017, 30% of hip surgery
The B.C. government is providing funding to increase the number of dental surgeries performed at the province's hospitals to 7,100 in the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The provincial health minister says the aim is to speed up care for vulnerable
Researchers at Toronto's St Michael's Hospital collected paper from recycling bins at hospitals over a month and found thousands of documents containing sensitive and potentially identifying patient information made it out of hospitals where they
The investment includes $13.9 million in increases for physicians paid through fee-for-service or through salary. The increase in pay for family doctors includes a one-time, $150 bonus for every new patient previously without a doctor they take on
The Fraser Institute compared Canada's health policies with those in eight other high-income OECD countries with universal healthcare. The study identified several points of difference revealing Canada's healthcare system to be comparatively