Doctors Ns

• Nova Scotia doctors approve new, four-year labour deal that includes raises

  The deal includes two agreements, one that replaces the 2015 master agreement, and a second which replaces the 2015 clinical and academic funding agreement.

  Health

  Nov 27, 2019
  
• NS Health Authority holding meetings around province to explain collaborative care approach

  "It's our hope that as we build more and more collaborative care family practice teams it will help with recruitment and retention"

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2018
  
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• Doctors Nova Scotia calling for end to ‘antiquated’ payment model

  Doctors from throughout Nova Scotia gathered in Dartmouth today to brainstorm ideas for a new primary care payment model.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2018
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• Dartmouth woman facing long wait times, doctor shortage amid cancer scare

  Jeannette Moore was informed that she had a "football-sized" growth forming in her lower abdomen and was told the situation was urgent. Now, Moore's longtime family doctor, Dr. Vojtech Gregus, is retiring.

  Health

  Oct 27, 2017
• Burnout a ’cause for concern’ for Nova Scotia doctors: survey

  According to the survey 50 per cent of the 372 doctors surveyed say they've experienced burnout symptoms.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2017
• Federal tax changes could be ‘catastrophic’ for Nova Scotia doctors

  Physicians could lose $20,000 to $30,000 a year once the changes are legislated, an issue that doctors say could discourage physicians from setting up shop in Nova Scotia.

  Health

  Aug 29, 2017
• ‘It’s pure hell’: Halifax man starts petition to help his father find doctor

  A man from Halifax has started a petition with the hopes of putting pressure on the government to remedy the province's doctor shortage.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2017
• Patients left scrambling as family doctors move away

  Dr. Michael Power, the owner of Lacewood Medical Center, said deciding to close the clinic was a hard decision but one he had to make.

  Health

  Dec 30, 2013