ER Waits

• Why pharmacists in N.S. want an even wider scope to help ease health-care strain

  The Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists says doctors should provide a diagnosis and pharmacists should take over prescribing and managing prescriptions.

  Health

  Aug 8, 2023
  
• N.S. close to breaking ground on long-awaited Halifax Infirmary expansion project

  The province of Nova Scotia says it’s just weeks away from breaking ground on the long-awaited Halifax Infirmary expansion project. 

  Health

  May 12, 2023
  
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• Petition calls for 24-hour urgent care at new Nova Scotia health clinic

  Nova Scotians are signing a petition hoping to see the service brought to the community to help ease the strain on overcrowded emergency rooms.

  Health

  Mar 15, 2023
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• Mental health calls, ER waits tying up Edmonton police, says chief

  Edmonton's police chief Rod Knecht says officers spend thousands of hours annually waiting in hospital Emergency Rooms with mental health patients trying to see a doctor.

  Crime

  Jan 15, 2015