Nova Scotia Health Department

• N.S. paramedics call for help after reporting more than 40 ‘Code Critical’ cases in five days

  Since Feb. 11, the union representing Nova Scotia's paramedics has reported at least 40 'Code Critical' instances where not enough paramedics were locally available.

  Health

  Feb 15, 2021
  
• Nova Scotia government still not committing to supporting an overdose prevention site

  New overdose prevention site being funded through charitable donation. OPS advocates continue to call on province to support.

  Health

  Jul 31, 2020
  
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• No cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, but that will probably change: official

  Dr. Robert Strang, the province's chief medical officer of health, will lead the presentation, which is set to take place at noon on Friday.

  Health

  Mar 6, 2020
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• Nova Scotia first to ban flavoured e-cigarettes and juices

  Health Minister Randy Delorey announced today the province will be the first to ban sales of flavoured e-cigarettes and juices - as of April 1, 2020.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2019
• Nova Scotia family seeks accountability in bedsore death after criminal case ends

  Chrissy Dunnington. 40, died in March 2018, seven weeks after entering hospital with a bedsore relatives said had created a fist-sized hole that reached her spine.

  Health

  Sep 19, 2019
• N.S. health department encourages parents to vaccinate children before school

  Vaccines lower the risk of infection and helps people develop immunity to diseases like whooping cough, measles and many others.

  Health

  Aug 15, 2019
• Court reminds Nova Scotia it is bound by rule of law in decision on ombudsman’s document request

  A court decision has slammed the government after Nova Scotia's ombudsman took the province to court following the health department's refusal to hand over requested documents.

  Politics

  Jun 13, 2019
• Nova Scotia accepts some of ombudsman’s recommendations over minister’s use of private email

  In response to the report, the province's health department has revealed a new policy regarding the use of personal email for government business.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2018
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• EXCLUSIVE: N.S. government failed to probe whether minister used private email for official business

  Privacy commissioner Catherine Tully found that the Nova Scotia government did not even attempt to search for government records in response to the Global News request.  

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2018
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• Documents show waits for long-term care stressing Nova Scotia hospitals: NDP

  NDP health critic Tammy Martin says the numbers show the "desperate need" for more nursing home beds in the province.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2018