Ministry Of Health

• Physiotherapists baffled N.B. government won’t allow them to order MRIs, x-rays

  New Brunswick physiotherapists say they would be able to take pressure off of the primary care system and emergency rooms by ordering their own diagnostic imaging.

  Canada

  Feb 22
  
• ‘Enormous pressure’: Ontario’s spiking senior population and its impact on home care

  A McMaster University study suggests an additional 6,800 PSWs will be needed in the years ahead to maintain current levels of home care.

  Health

  Feb 20
  
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• Influenza declining while RSV cases increasing: CRISP report

  The CRISP report shows 8 influenza-related and COVID-19 deaths in the last two weeks. There was a decrease in influenza test positivity but an increase in RSV cases.

  Health

  Jan 5
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• ‘It’s a problem’: Oliver, B.C. seniors express concern about ongoing ER closures

  The Town of Oliver is once again dealing with back-to-back emergency room closures, the most recent scheduled for Sunday overnight.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2023
• Saskatchewan health minister barraged by health-care questions at SMA event

  Minister of Health Everett Hindley fielded questions about racism in healthcare, proper compensation, and a range of other topics at an SMA event in Saskatoon Friday.

  Health

  Nov 3, 2023
• Ontario expands list of conditions pharmacists can diagnose, treat

  The provincial government announced Sunday it was adding six conditions to the list of those that pharmacists can diagnose and treat, bringing the total to 19.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2023
• ‘Not the silver bullet’: Solutions approved for ongoing ER closures in Oliver, B.C.

  Fllowing UBCM last week, a new payment program for physicians in Oliver has been approved.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2023
• Sask. woman stranded 600 kilometres from home while being refused care in Manitoba hospital

  McBratney was rushed from Denare Beach to Flin Flon General Hospital, but was refused care in the dialysis unit because she does not have a Manitoba health card.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2023
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• Province gives Waterloo Region funding to expedite ambulance drop-offs at hospitals

  The Ontario government has given Waterloo Paramedic Services and the three major area hospitals $1.65 million to alleviate the ambulance crunch.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2023
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• B.C. man among hundreds left waiting in pain due to Victoria operating room closures

  Hundreds of people in the Victoria area have had their surgeries postponed, amid the prolonged closure of four operating rooms at two capital region hospitals.

  Health

  Sep 8, 2023