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
The country’s Minister for Health ordered a national review of hospital car parking charges to establish clear national guidelines in this area. Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), responsible for health and personal social services, will
Cancer Research UK found smoking is the biggest avoidable cause of cancer, followed by excess weight, overexposure to UV radiation from the sun and sunbeds, drinking alcohol, eating too little fibre and outdoor air pollution. The research shows
The provincial government will pay a $2,500 bonus to physicians who use the EMR system before the end of the year. Those who sign on during the first quarter of 2019 will get $2,000. As of April 1, physicians who start working in a clinic will have