The Province is making it easier for physicians to book surgical consults and patients to get information with a new healthcare tool to manage surgical referrals.
More people will soon be able to receive life-saving dialysis treatment in Liverpool through a $30,000 provincial investment at Queens General Hospital.
More people in the Pictou area who receive life-saving dialysis treatment will soon be able to receive care closer to home.
Nova Scotians will be able to get healthcare faster with new legislation introduced today, March 21.
As a way of thanking Nova Scotia’s nurses while encouraging more of them to keep working in the province, today, March 20, Premier Tim Houston announced a $10,000 bonus for nurses in Nova Scotia’s publicly funded healthcare system.
À compter d'aujourd'hui 17 mars, les adultes à risque de subir des complications graves en raison de la COVID-19 peuvent obtenir une autre dose du vaccin contre la COVID-19.
Starting today, March 17, adults at highest risk of severe illness due to COVID-19 can get another dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
A new research institute at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish will help improve the health of rural Nova Scotians by focusing on the root causes of poor health and related issues.
Nova Scotia is set to become a national leader in leveraging data and analytics to improve patient care through the creation of new health data analytics and health system administration programs at Saint Mary’s University.
Nova Scotia will educate, recruit and retain more doctors with a plan to open Nova Scotia’s second medical school campus at Cape Breton University by fall 2025.
The government has wrapped up one of the largest public healthcare tours in the province’s history.
Nova Scotians seeking more information about the state of their healthcare system now have access to several new reporting metrics the government has made public through the Action for Health web portal.
Nova Scotia will use new funding from the federal government to keep building a healthcare system that will support patients and their families to get the care they need, faster.
Public Health advises parents of young children who have received Moderna’s infant COVID-19 vaccine and are due for their next dose before March 8 to book their next vaccination before a disruption in the national supply of that vaccine.
Les représentants de la Santé publique recommandent aux parents de jeunes enfants qui ont reçu le vaccin de Moderna contre la COVID-19 et qui doivent recevoir leur prochaine dose avant le 8 mars d'avancer leur prochain rendez-vous, avant une interruption de l'approvisionnement national de ce vaccin.
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 Scotia.
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More healthcare services will soon be available to more Nova Scotians at their local pharmacy.
The Province is investing in training to help address under-representation of Black/African Nova Scotians in the social work field and ease pressures on the healthcare and social service systems.
The government is acting to get more Nova Scotians the emergency care they need, faster.
Le gouvernement prend des mesures pour permettre aux gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse d'obtenir plus rapidement les soins d'urgence dont ils ont besoin.
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