The province's COVID-19 dashboard shows 633 healthcare workers tested positive for COVID-19 and isolating. The emergency department at the Sussex Health Centre was closed for the evening and night shifts last weekend because several staff members are
The Dartmouth General Hospital is expecting the arrival of a GI Genius intelligent endoscopy machine in Apr. as the technology was approved for use in Canada. The AI scans images taken during a colonoscopy and detects possible pre-cancerous lesions
In response to the pandemic, affected countries implemented public health measures to decrease viral transmission and a consequence of these measures could be hospital avoidance by patients with medical emergencies. This University of Calgary study
The pilot, which will operate in specific areas of the city to begin with, will include mobile teams that are trained in crisis support. These teams will be made up of community health nurses, crisis counsellors, harm reduction specialists and peer
The free subscription boxes contain resources on health and wellness topics designed for youth aged 13 to 18. They cover: Sexual health; Healthy relationships; Healthy coping; Self harm and suicide; and Substance use and mental health. Each box
The province is making changes to allow psychiatrists to bill for virtual indirect care as part of a psychiatric consultation. Currently, only time spent with a patient is counted toward virtual care billing code time requirements. Time taken with
N.W.T.’s health minister introduced Bill 40 in 2021 to allow medical practitioners licensed elsewhere in Canada to provide virtual care to NWT residents from beyond the territory. The change would let territorial physicians make referrals to
An estimated 6.1 million people in England are on wait lists for non-emergency hospital care after being referred to a specialist by their GP. The hospital will focus on cutting wait times for routine care, with staff briefed to prioritize patients
Stakeholders can provide comments or take a survey relating to demographic questions and about how emergency care services will fit into the overall health system over the next five years. The provincial government directed AHS EMS to formulate a
In reviewing its pandemic response, the B.C. government won't be allowing discussion of decisions made by either the government or the provincial health officer. Also excluded from the debate will be any decisions relating to the economy, including