Department Of Health

• N.B. premier open to more health-care spending as long as funding sees results

  Premier Blaine Higgs says that he wants to see value for money when funding New Brunswick's health-care system, even as the province projects a larger than expected surplus.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2022
  
• Who can get COVID-19 pill Paxlovid in New Brunswick?

  Eligibility for the pill is still narrower in New Brunswick than in some neighbouring provinces. It’s prescribed by primary care providers and available at pharmacies at no cost.

  Health

  Apr 23, 2022
  
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• New Brunswick midwives struggle to keep up with demand for service

  The association representing midwives in New Brunswick says since the program launched in 2017, there has been steady growth in request for service.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2022
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• New Brunswick Opposition leader laments COVID-19 vaccination pay discrepancy

  The leader of the official Opposition is calling the rate of pay for medical professionals joining the province's COVID-19 vaccination efforts "unfair" to health-care workers.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2022
• N.B. special care homes prepare emergency long-term care beds

  The government has identified 160 emergency long-term care beds that will help ease the strain on New Brunswick's hospitals.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2022
• New Brunswick education department shifts COVID-19 policy, no longer contact tracing

  A shift in policy for the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development means no contact tracing for positive school-related cases and families must notify the schools.

  Education

  Jan 20, 2022
• Confusion over New Brunswick’s appointment-based plan for picking up COVID-19 rapid tests

  N.B. Green Party's health critic says a provincial change to an appointment-based system for picking up COVID-19 rapid tests was poorly communicated and will leave gaps in access.

  Health

  Jan 5, 2022
• COVID-19 rapid tests now rolling out across New Brunswick

  New Brunswick Public Health distributed COVID-19 rapid test kits across the province Monday as health officials attempt to get the fourth wave of the pandemic under control.

  Health

  Oct 18, 2021
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• Increasing need for family doctors in Nova Scotia, as waiting list grows to 78,000

  The list of people waiting for family doctors rose to a record 77,696 names as of Oct. 1, a jump of 60 per cent from the 48,812 people on the list at the same time last year.

  Health

  Oct 12, 2021
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• N.B. ‘Drive to 75’ per cent vaccination rate approaches target date

  New Brunswick is closing in on its June 7 target to launch its reopening plan. The province says it will have to vaccinate more than 50,000 people before Monday to make it happen.

  Health

  Jun 4, 2021