Health Crisis

• Multiplying health crises pose ‘existential threats’ to WHO emergencies team

  The World Health Organization's emergencies department is facing 'existential threats' as multiplying health crises have left it short of cash, an independent report said.

  Health

  May 30, 2024
  
• Ottawa ‘not looking for placebo policy’ to fix health care, minister says 

  Health workers want to see governments move faster to treat the crisis. But a real fix will take time, Health Minister Mark Holland acknowledged in an interview. 

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2024
  
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• N.B. will turn to collaborative care clinics to address primary care shortages

  There are about 25,000 people without access to a primary care provider in New Brunswick and only about a third of those who do can see their provider quickly.

  Health

  Sep 5, 2023
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• Health care should remain top priority for premiers amid ER crunch: groups

  The Canadian Medical Association and other organizations representing health workers are urging premiers to keep health care at the top of the agenda at their next meeting in July.

  Health

  Jun 5, 2023
• Manitoba reaches agreement with WFPS to step up ambulance capacity

  The Manitoba government and the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) reached an agreement on Wednesday to increase ambulance capacity and ensure effective work for paramedics.

  Health

  May 24, 2023
• N.S. offering nurses $10,000 bonuses to keep them from leaving health system

  Premier Tim Houston announced Monday that Nova Scotia is offering nurses $10,000 bonuses to keep working in the province's public health system.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2023
• N.S. doctor waitlist nears 14% of province’s total population

  Nova Scotia's doctor waitlist hit a record 137,587 people this month, in part due to people moving to the province and retirement among health-care practitioners.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2023
• HSAA disputes UCP ‘Alberta Health Services is not in crisis’ claim; requests EMS data

  The Alberta health-care workers union is challenging the provincial government's claims that AHS is no longer in crisis, especially EMS.

  Health

  Mar 9, 2023
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• Number of patients leaving Winnipeg ERs without being seen has tripled: Shared Health report

  At Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre, 9.4 per cent of people left the ER without being seen in 2018. Last year that number ballooned to an average of 26.5 per cent.

  Health

  Feb 22, 2023
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• N.B. seniors advocate launches review of long-term care system

  Seniors advocate Kelly Lamrock says the time feels right for a review of the system, which has been suffering from chronic recruitment and retention issues for years.

  Health

  Feb 13, 2023