Dr. Murdock Arthur Smith is described as “a pillar of Cape Breton’s medical community” by Doctors Nova Scotia. Continue reading →

“I was kind of stunned,” said Andrew Hopper. “Like it was surprising they have the option of refusing you.” Continue reading →

Doctors can only practice medicine in the province for which they hold a license. The exception is if they do a locum, which is temporarily working somewhere else. Continue reading →

The report seeks to highlight what it calls the unique role and value of family physicians, amid the province’s ongoing doctor shortage. Continue reading →

According to Doctors Nova Scotia, to address the doctor shortage the province needs to recruit 1,000 new physicians over the next 10 years. Continue reading →

‘This type of work environment does not lend itself to recruiting or retaining doctors,’ states a document released Monday by Nova Scotia doctors. Continue reading →

As of Aug. 1, there were 54,915 Nova Scotians on the registry for a family doctor. But as the thousands wait, some who do have a physician are simply not showing up for appointments. Continue reading →

The pending departure of Saudi Arabian medical residents will cause surgical delays over the coming months, says one provincial health official. Continue reading →

Nova Scotia’s new high comes even as the province announced that 319 doctors took on 2,893 patients in the first two months of the government’s  patient incentive program meant to lower the wait list.  Continue reading →