More support will be available to teenagers and young adults dealing with mental health issues in the Yarmouth area.

Nova Scotians will have access to a new long-term care facility with more beds.

Les gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse auront accès à un nouvel établissement de soins de longue durée qui offre un plus grand nombre de lits.

Nova Scotians will have access to more family doctors as new residents begin their training this month.

Starting July 1, government will cover breast augmentation surgery for transgender women in Nova Scotia.

Government is another step closer to expanding the Halifax Infirmary site, as part of the QEII New Generation project.

The first tender for design services for a major expansion of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital was awarded today, June 20. This expansion is part of the CBRM Health Care Redevelopment project.

A new pilot program is supporting parents of toddlers with autism spectrum disorder.

The new Nursing Act and its regulations are now in effect. The act creates the new Nova Scotia College of Nursing - a single regulatory body for the nursing profession in the province.

Three companies have been short listed to lead the public-private-partnership of the new Community Outpatient Centre in Bayers Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality.

Remarque : La liste des médaillés des Services de santé d’urgence se trouve à la fin du communiqué. Des employés des Services de santé d’urgence (EHS), dont une personne ayant 45 ans de service, ont été célébrés aujourd’hui, 29 mai, lors d’une cérémonie de remise de médailles pour souligner leurs longs états de service.

NOTE: A list of Emergency Health Services employees honoured for long service follows this release. Emergency Health Services (EHS) staff members, including one with 45 years of service, were honoured today, May 29, at the EHS Long Service Award ceremony.

A new youth health centre at Digby Regional High School is piloting a new model to help teenagers with mental health and health promotion.

Government is boosting support for Nova Scotians who have to travel and stay out of province for an extended time to receive medical care.

Government has awarded the construction contract for relocating the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s chemotherapy preparation lab to a Bedford company.

Avec le printemps qui amène des températures plus chaudes en Nouvelle-Écosse, on encourage tout le monde à faire attention aux tiques après toute activité en plein air.

Spring means warmer temperatures in Nova Scotia, which means everyone is encouraged to do tick checks after spending time outdoors.

Construction of the Dartmouth General Hospital’s parking lot expansion begins this month, as part of the QEII New Generation project.