The New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) publicly released an article on patients’ experience with hospital care in New Brunswick leveraging the results from the 2023 edition of its Hospital Acute Care Survey. The article explores the shared
On November 5th, 2024, the New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) publicly released an article on youth mental health leveraging the results from the 2023-2024 edition of the New Brunswick Student Wellness and Education Survey. The article pays
Accessibility and availability of services have improved over time for citizens who receive home care. The proportion of patients receiving home care services who reported that their services started as soon as they thought they needed them has
The following observations are drawn from the results of the grades 6 to 12 survey, with a special focus on mental health and substance use. Youth’s ability to adapt to challenges is going down, while the percentage of youth who struggle with their
Indicators of student mental health are trending in the wrong direction. The proportion of students in grades 6 to 12 who reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression has increased. In 2021-2022, 47.8% of students reported symptoms of
In New Brunswick, 85.4% of citizens have a primary care provider, either a family doctor (82.2%) or a nurse practitioner (3.6%). Only 1 in 3 citizens who have a primary care provider can get an appointment within 5 days, and this proportion has been