NS Health Care

• N.S. facing wave of physician retirements as wait-list for primary care remains high

  Dr. Leisha Hawker told a legislative committee today that about one-quarter of family physicians in the province are aged 60 and older and may be considering retirement.

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  Mar 19
  
• Code Critical: How a family doctor shortage has N.S. woman hoping her family doesn’t get sick

  Brenda MacDonald and her children have been on the physician wait list for two and a half years. She is left wondering when she will ever get a family doctor.

  Health

  Mar 12
  
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• Town in uproar after N.S. man dies in hospital where no doctor present

  The mayor of Middleton, N.S., says volunteer firefighters had to be called to the hospital to help a patient in cardiac arrest because the nearest doctor was 30 minutes away.

  Health

  Jun 21, 2023
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• N.S. invests $17 million into 60 primary health-care clinics

  Nova Scotia's health and wellness minister has announced a $17-million investment in primary care clinics across the province, looking to improve access to health providers.

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  May 10, 2023
• Nova Scotia bill targets medical paperwork, aims to reduce number of sick notes

  A provincial spokesperson said reducing the need for sick notes is expected to save 50,000 hours of physicians' time per year, freeing them up to focus on more important work.

  Health

  Mar 21, 2023
• Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation receives $3M, largest gift in history

  The Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation has received a $3 million gift -- the largest donation in its history. It will be used in part to help purchase the hospital's first MRI.

  Health

  Mar 21, 2023
• Nova Scotia will not meet its pledge to reduce surgical backlog by February

  The Progressive Conservatives promised shortly after the August 2021 election that they would cut the backlog to 12,000 people within 18 months, by February 2023.

  Health

  Feb 14, 2023
• A dozen N.S. pharmacies to provide more medical services as part of pilot program 

  Nova Scotia is launching a pilot project that will allow pharmacists to see patients with common illnesses, as well as prescribe and manage medications for more ailments.

  Health

  Jan 31, 2023
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• Paramedic 9-1-1: How N.S. is changing the way it dispatches ambulances

  A change to the system now sees consultation between on-scene paramedics and clinical staff at the medical communications centre, which results in health plans for patients.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2023
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• Paramedic speaks out about strain of ‘hallway medicine’ on front-line workers

  A Nova Scotia paramedic is speaking out about the conditions his profession is facing as paramedics are all too often caught up in 'hallway medicine.'

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  Jan 24, 2023