Nova Scotia Doctors
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Patients ‘definitely worried’ as Dartmouth walk-in clinic closes doorsIn a sign outside the building's entrance, Tacoma Family Medicine announced to patients that the facility's walk-in clinic will cease operations on Sunday.HealthApr 11
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President of Doctors Nova Scotia says new contract key to physician recruitmentThe new head of the association that represents Nova Scotia doctors says the ongoing contract talks with the government are critical to the future of health care in the province.HealthJun 13, 2023
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N.S. boasting doctor recruitment success but number of residents without doctor also growingBetween April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023, there were 168 new doctors who started practising in the province — but the net gain was only 86 physicians.HealthMay 18, 2023
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Nova Scotia first to cut barriers to help more U.S. doctors practise in CanadaThe regulatory college overseeing physicians says they will no longer be required to write a certification exam by the Royal College to work in Nova Scotia.HealthMar 7, 2023
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‘Backwards immigration process’ creating red tape for future N.S. doctors, medical resident saysA medical resident who came to Nova Scotia as an international student says the province is losing out on good doctors due to immigration challenges.CanadaJan 23, 2023
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Nova Scotia Health Authority CEO promises to meet national surgical wait time benchmarks by 2025Nova Scotia health officials say there are 22,600 people waiting for various surgeries in the province, down from 26,000 in May this year.CanadaDec 13, 2022
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Billed as remedy for doctor shortage, virtual medicine in N.S. hits bottleneckVirtual medicine offered a novel way for patients to see doctors and alleviate chronic pressure on a strained health system, but some say the promise has proven illusory.HealthDec 7, 2022
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Nova Scotia family doctor wait list hits record high at more than 116,000 peopleThe monthly report shows that the number of people waiting for a family doctor or nurse practitioner is up five per cent since Sept.CanadaOct 15, 2022
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N.S. to provide office space for some doctors as recruiting incentiveThe premier told reporters that more needs to be done to increase access to primary care, but he questioned the accuracy of the wait-list.HealthOct 13, 2022
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Nova Scotia announces $6M in funding to retain doctors, improve primary careNova Scotia has partnered with the department of family medicine at Dalhousie University to, over four years, help connect more Nova Scotians to a primary care provider.CanadaOct 12, 2022
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