COLUMN: Health homes, access options mean more care, faster
The following is a column sent to media by Premier Tim Houston’s office. When I talk to Nova Scotians about healthcare, I often hear two things: Nova Scotians are open…
Expanded programs support inclusion, diverse healthcare workforce
HALIFAX: Two community organizations in Halifax are expanding programs to better serve and support Halifax’s diverse healthcare workforce, with support from the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment (OHPR) Community Fund.…
QEII Halifax Infirmary expansion underway
From a release: HALIFAX: Generations of Nova Scotians will have better access to healthcare as the largest healthcare construction project in Nova Scotia’s history gets underway. Work has started on…
MOST opens to nurses, applications open for other rebates
HALIFAX: Young Nova Scotian nurses can now apply for the More Opportunity for Skilled Trades (MOST) income tax refund. The program returns the provincial income tax paid on the first…
N.S. Liberal Party: More, Faster: Doctors leaving healthcare system at an alarming rate
From a Liberal Party N.S. release: HALIFAX: According to a freedom of information request, 31 family doctors left the Nova Scotia Health Authority in the first six weeks of 2024.…
Three Musquodoboit Valley-area groups receive support for community-led healthcare recruitment
MUSQUODOBOIT VALLEY: Three community groups in the Musquodoboit Valley area are launching new projects to recognize their healthcare workers and attract more. The community groups are being supported by funding…
N.S. Budget: Building Nova Scotia, Faster sees supports for Central Nova Scotia
From a press release: EAST HANTS/FALL RIVER: Income tax fairness, a universal lunch program for children in public schools, more resources for healthcare and more support for Nova Scotians to…
Chender: Budget doesn’t do enough to give N.S. families a break
From a press release: HALIFAX: Nova Scotia NDP Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement on Feb. 29 in response to the Houston government’s 2024 Budget: “Money for a school…
Province announces pilot program to educate more CCAs
HALIFAX: The province has announced that a new continuing care assistant (CCA) program will be tested this year with the goal of improving training and getting more CCAs delivering quality…
Chender: NDP would prioritize housing for Nova Scotians if they formed government
FALL RIVER: The Nova Scotia NDP are ready to go to battle for Nova Scotians. That’s the messaging Leader Claudia Chender brought to the caucus retreat the party had for…