Nova Scotia Health Care
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New Doctors N.S. president on burnout, backlogs and embracing virtual careThe new president of Doctors Nova Scotia says there are many problems facing the province’s health-care system which need to be addressed from multiple angles.HealthJun 6
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Nova Scotia plan to address challenges in health system panned for lacking detailThe highly anticipated plan for reforming Nova Scotia's ailing health system is 'nothing new' and lacks detail, opposition parties said Friday.HealthApr 22
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N.S. premier noncommittal on progress he’ll make in 2022 to fix health systemIn an end of year interview, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said people should begin to notice differences in the health care system in 2022, but is vague on specifics.CanadaDec 30, 2021
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Increasing need for family doctors in Nova Scotia, as waiting list grows to 78,000The list of people waiting for family doctors rose to a record 77,696 names as of Oct. 1, a jump of 60 per cent from the 48,812 people on the list at the same time last year.HealthOct 12, 2021
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Nova Scotia expands medical transport services to take some pressure off paramedicsThe province says it will hire 28 new non-paramedic drivers and add five new vehicles to the existing fleet of patient transfer units.HealthOct 7, 2021
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Nova Scotia premier pledges to expand virtual health-care network across the provinceAs of Sept. 1, there were 75,180 Nova Scotians registered on the province's online list of people looking for a family doctor.HealthSep 23, 2021
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Some medical procedures ‘put on hold’ in N.S. hospitals amid high demand, staffing pressuresNova Scotia Health said due increased demand for hospital beds, many procedures will be postponed, although cancer and other time-sensitive surgeries will continue.HealthSep 15, 2021
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A woman’s chronic pain, and how she says the N.S. health system is failing her“I feel like I have to take my life in my own hands because the hospitals and the surgeons, it's just too slow. I can't wait any longer,” says Becca Veinot.HealthSep 1, 2021
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Two years after recommendation, N.S. proposes mandatory registry for continuing care assistantsNova Scotia Health Minister Zach Churchill has tabled new legislation that would require continuing care assistants to register annually.HealthApr 7, 2021
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‘Phenomenal’: Patients welcome Atlantic Canada’s first multidisciplinary endometriosis clinicThe IWK Health Centre in Halifax will soon be home to Atlantic Canada's first multidisciplinary clinic for endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain.HealthMar 22, 2021
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