The provincial government is working with both Vitalité and Horizon to reduce the use of travel nurses across the province. While Horizon and Vitalité said they spent a combined $56.8 million in the first five months of 2023-24 on the costs
B.C. had 270 doctors for every 100,000 people in 2022, up from 162 doctors per capita in 1976. It’s tied with N.S. for the highest rate in Canada and well above the national average of 244 doctors per 100,000. The data may be surprising given close
A national survey found 6.5 million people in Canada don’t have a family doctor or NP they can see regularly. Sixty percent of those who do can’t get a same-day or next-day appointment for a sprained ankle, UTI or other minor health problem. CIHI
The provincial government says a pilot program aims to shave two months off the time it takes to train continuing care assistants (CCAs). The government is partnering with Shannex and NSCC to offer a six-month program starting in Apr., with updated
The two exceptions were cancer and diabetes. The study found while there was a drop in diagnoses of those two pediatric diseases in the first three months of the pandemic, researchers noticed a significant and sustained increase in diagnoses until
Experts say feelings of depression can lead people to gain weight, with research suggesting the risk of weight increases in the short term is higher in people who are already obese. The University of Cambridge study found an increase in depressive
Horizon Health made the request to government to temporarily fast-track LTC admission from its two hospitals in Saint John to improve capacity and wait times. However, nursing home workers say the prioritized placements could put seniors in danger
The 988 helpline, led by CAMH, was rolled out across the country on Nov. 30. The centre didn’t have data available on how many of those calls and texts required emergency services to intervene. The hotline provides a round-the-clock toll-free texting
The recommendation says people aged 65 and older, residents of LTC homes and seniors living in other congregate settings may get another shot of the vaccine targeting the XBB.1.5 variant. Children and adults aged six months and older who are
The goal is to bring down long waits for elective care. A cloud-based platform links recently-retired doctors - who still hold a licence to practice - with secondary care providers who need help with their waiting lists. Providers upload the activity