Health Crisis
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Ottawa ‘not looking for placebo policy’ to fix health care, minister saysHealth 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.CanadaFeb 7
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N.B. will turn to collaborative care clinics to address primary care shortagesThere 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.HealthSep 5, 2023
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Health care should remain top priority for premiers amid ER crunch: groupsThe 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.HealthJun 5, 2023
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Manitoba reaches agreement with WFPS to step up ambulance capacityThe Manitoba government and the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) reached an agreement on Wednesday to increase ambulance capacity and ensure effective work for paramedics.HealthMay 24, 2023
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N.S. offering nurses $10,000 bonuses to keep them from leaving health systemPremier Tim Houston announced Monday that Nova Scotia is offering nurses $10,000 bonuses to keep working in the province's public health system.CanadaMar 20, 2023
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N.S. doctor waitlist nears 14% of province’s total populationNova 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.HealthMar 10, 2023
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HSAA disputes UCP ‘Alberta Health Services is not in crisis’ claim; requests EMS dataThe Alberta health-care workers union is challenging the provincial government's claims that AHS is no longer in crisis, especially EMS.HealthMar 9, 2023
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Number of patients leaving Winnipeg ERs without being seen has tripled: Shared Health reportAt 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.HealthFeb 22, 2023
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N.B. seniors advocate launches review of long-term care systemSeniors 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.HealthFeb 13, 2023
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Staff needed to open up N.B. nursing home capacity for people in hospital: advocateAbout half the people on the waiting list for a nursing home are currently in hospital, even though they've been medically discharged.HealthJan 24, 2023
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