NOTE: A list of Emergency Health Services employees receiving the award follows this release. Today, November 21, the Province recognized 62 longtime Emergency Health Services employees, including Thomas MacLean of Sydney with his 45 years of service, for their hard work and dedication to keeping Nova Scotians safe.

People living in Lunenburg and Queens counties now have more help to recover from substance use and gambling addictions.

Community groups and municipalities can now apply for up to $100,000 for projects to help recruit and retain healthcare professionals in Nova Scotia.

À compter d'aujourd'hui 8 novembre, les parents et tuteurs peuvent prendre rendez-vous que leurs enfants de 6 mois à moins de 5 ans reçoivent le vaccin de Pfizer contre la COVID-19.

Starting today, November 8, parents and guardians can book Pfizer’s infant COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six months to four years.

More Nova Scotians will receive primary healthcare services as a new mobile clinic begins moving around the province.

À compter d'aujourd'hui 2 novembre, les personnes les plus à risque d'être exposées au virus de la variole simienne peuvent prendre rendez-vous à Sydney pour recevoir le vaccin Imvamune, afin de se protéger contre une infection.

Starting today, November 2, people who are at highest risk of being exposed to the monkeypox virus can book an appointment in Sydney for Imvamune, a vaccine that will help protect against infection.

A unique type of operating room that includes advanced diagnostic imaging equipment is now in use at the Halifax Infirmary site of the QEII Health Sciences Centre.

À compter d'aujourd'hui 28 octobre, les personnes les plus à risque d'être exposées au virus de la variole simienne peuvent prendre rendez-vous pour recevoir une deuxième dose du vaccin Imvamune, afin de se protéger contre une infection avant leur exposition au virus.

Starting today, October 28, people who are at highest risk of being exposed to the monkeypox virus can book an appointment for a second dose of Imvamune vaccine to help protect against infection before they are exposed.

Emergency Health Services (EHS) is adding more resources to its medical communications centre to manage non-life-threatening calls so paramedics can focus on emergencies.

Nova Scotia is training more healthcare workers to provide a diverse range of care in communities across the province. Starting in the 2023-24 academic year, aspiring practical nursing students can learn as part of a Mi’kmaw cohort at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Pictou campus.

Starting today, October 26, people aged 12 or older can book Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine.

À compter d'aujourd'hui 26 octobre, les personnes de 12 ans ou plus peuvent prendre rendez-vous pour recevoir le vaccin bivalent de Pfizer contre la COVID-19.

NOTE: The list of medal recipients follows this release. Nine current and two former paramedics (posthumously) were awarded the Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal today, October 25.

NOTE: A list of the members of the working group that led the consultation on the Fair Care Project follows this release. Nova Scotians now have the option to provide race and language information online, by phone or when they renew their health card (MSI) as part of an initiative to make the healthcare system more equitable and responsive to communities’ health needs.

Les gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse peuvent prendre rendez-vous dès aujourd’hui, 17 octobre, pour leur vaccin antigrippal qu’ils pourront recevoir à compter du samedi 22 octobre.

Nova Scotians can book their seasonal influenza vaccine appointment starting today, October 17, with appointments beginning Saturday, October 22.