N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs met with the nurses’ union to find out how soon 25 nurse practitioners could be hired this year to reduce the list. The average number of people on the wait list for a primary care provider over the last two years was 17,000
The Ontario government has a number of measures to address mental health challenges suffered by farmers. To highlight the programs and to diminish the stigma associated with mental illnesses in the profession, the province initiated an awareness
In an effort to gain the attention of youth and others unlikely to be connected by traditional outreach methods, Health Canada turned to online influencers. These are individuals with a significant social media presence. It's thought these people can
Research led by the University of Manitoba says the incomes of workers aged 40 to 61 who suffer heart attack, stroke and/or cardiac arrest are significantly less than similarly-aged individuals who don't have a cardiovascular event. The data suggest
There’s a growing number of high-risk heart patients on P.E.I., meaning low risk patients are facing longer wait times for a 12-week cardiac rehab program. The program aims to help people recover from heart disease after a heart attack or prevent
Quebec-based DermaGo is an online platform that allows patients to connect virtually with a dermatologist for a fee. Using a camera-enabled digital device, patients take photographs of their skin issue and send to one of DermaGo's specialists. To
Meds to Beds, which provides patients with their prescription medications before discharge, is underway at Grand River Hospital and its satellite campuses in Kitchener. The program lessens the chance that a patient will leave the hospital without
London ranked sixth-highest in Canada for opioid hospitalization rates in 2017. This is why hospitals in the city will test a protocol designed to decrease the amount of narcotics prescribed for acute pain. Patients who suffer from non-chronic pain -
This First Nations Health Council video outlines the history of the Tripartite First Nations Health Governance Structure in B.C., the agreements that led to its creation, and the work in transforming outcomes through service improvements in
Patients in the U.K. will be given the option of "digital first" primary care as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. The plan forecasts that primary care and outpatient services will change over the next 10 years to a model of tiered escalation depending