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Town in uproar after N.S. man dies in hospital where no doctor presentThe 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.HealthJun 21
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N.S. invests $17 million into 60 primary health-care clinicsNova 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.HealthMay 10
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Nova Scotia bill targets medical paperwork, aims to reduce number of sick notesA 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.HealthMar 21
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Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation receives $3M, largest gift in historyThe 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.HealthMar 21
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Nova Scotia will not meet its pledge to reduce surgical backlog by FebruaryThe 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.HealthFeb 14
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A dozen N.S. pharmacies to provide more medical services as part of pilot programNova 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.HealthJan 31
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Paramedic 9-1-1: How N.S. is changing the way it dispatches ambulancesA 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.HealthJan 24
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Paramedic speaks out about strain of ‘hallway medicine’ on front-line workersA Nova Scotia paramedic is speaking out about the conditions his profession is facing as paramedics are all too often caught up in 'hallway medicine.'HealthJan 24
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‘I’m doing it because I’m scared’: N.S. woman organizes rally after ER deathsA Sydney, N.S. woman is organizing a rally to call on the province's politicians to improve health care once and for all, as news of ER deaths makes national headlines.HealthJan 16
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‘I could be dying here:’ N.S. woman waits in severe pain for ambulance that never cameA Nova Scotia woman is speaking out about her experience waiting for an ambulance, that never showed up, while she was in excruciating pain, she says.HealthDec 28, 2022
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