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N.S. rolls out $10K incentive for doctors to take on sickest patients from wait listNova Scotia is offering doctors $10,000 to take 50 patients off the province's registry of people waiting for family physicians. The waitlist has about 150,000 people.CanadaJun 22, 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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Retired doctor says Nova Scotia should incentivize doctors to reduce hours instead of retiringGeorge Burden suggests the province do something like Newfoundland, which recently started waiving membership fees for currently retired physicians who opt to return to practice.HealthJan 30, 2023
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N.S. walk-in clinics struggle with doctor recruitment"Lots of physicians don't want to do after-hours call, especially in a setting where the remuneration for after-hours work is less than what it would be for your office," said Dr. Cindy Marshall.HealthJun 4, 2019
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‘I think there should be prioritization’: Nova Scotia woman calls for change to doctor waitlistWhen asked about the growing number of people on the waitlist, the Minister of Health Randy Delory could not give a timeline when the number might start going down.HealthNov 15, 2018
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