N.S. announces implementation of One Person One Record technology
HALIFAX: Shorter wait times, better care, and giving health professionals more time with patients are some of the ways that One Person One Record can help improve healthcare in Nova…
NDP request Health Minister, NSH CEO to appear at Standing Committee on Health
From a press release: HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia NDP are requesting the health minister and CEO of Nova Scotia Health to appear before the Standing Committee on Health, scheduled for…
OP-ED: Minister Thompson issues statement on patient’s death
From a release sent to media: CUMBERLAND COUNTY: The following is a statement from Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson. “I would like to express my deepest condolences to the…
N.S. announces more funding to support healthcare recruitment, retention
From a release HALIFAX: Community groups and municipalities can now apply for up to $100,000 for projects to help recruit and retain healthcare professionals in Nova Scotia. “We know that…
Province announces leadership changes in health recruitment, Education and early Childhood Development
From a press release HALIFAX: New leadership is being put in place at the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. Dr. Nicole…
N.S., healthcare partners reducing barriers, adding support for Ukrainian healthcare providers
From a press release: HALIFAX: More than 230 newly arrived Ukrainian nationals with healthcare backgrounds are at various stages of getting the approvals needed to join Nova Scotia’s healthcare system.…
NSH collaboration with partners aimed at helping internationally educated nurse applicants
HALIFAX: It’s clear that Canada’s health system, and health systems around the world, have longstanding issues that have been pushed to crisis situations due to the pandemic. These include access…
Premier Houston, Canada’s Premiers press urgency for new healthcare partnership
From a press release: VICTORIA, B.C.: Canada’s Premiers came together in Victoria for their first in-person meeting in over two years, to emphasize the urgent need for a new, sustainable…
Dr. Strang inaugural recipient of award in his name
HALIFAX: The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Robert Strang, is being recognized for his leadership and dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic with a new award named in his…
N.S. implementing direct to triage policy beginning June 1
From a release HALIFAX: A new Emergency Health Services (EHS) initiative at hospital emergency departments will get paramedics and ambulances back on the road faster so they can respond to…