How do you recognize a concussion? When does a concussion need medical attention? There’s a good chance you may not know the answers, according to a recent online survey commissioned by the Public Health Agency of Canada. Fewer than half […]
For Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed, public health is like the air bag in your car. You don’t see it, but when you need it, it has to be there. “And when it fails, you really notice it,” she says. As deputy […]
By now, you’ve probably heard that Nova Scotia doctors have ratified two new four-year contracts with the provincial government. The new contracts, which are retroactive to April 2019, offer all doctors 2% raises in each of the four years, as […]
Each year, at the association’s annual conference, Doctors Nova Scotia recognizes physicians who are making a big difference for patients and their communities. The awards celebrate some of the most dedicated, innovative and caring doctors in the province. Distinguished Service Award: […]
Dr. Gary Ernest of Liverpool, N.S. was installed as Doctors Nova Scotia’s President during the association’s annual conference in June 2019. As a rural family doctor who has practised comprehensive care for 37 years, Dr. Ernest has the skills and […]
On May 1, we celebrate Doctors’ Day – a chance to recognize the hard work and dedication of physicians who are helping keep Nova Scotians healthy. It’s no secret that our province is struggling to recruit and retain desperately needed […]
When there’s something strange going on with your health, who’re you gonna call? Your family doctor! But for more than 100,000 Nova Scotians, that’s not an option. At least 54,000 people across the province are looking for a family doctor […]
Doctors in Nova Scotia aren’t getting any younger. More than half of all physicians practising in the province are over the age of 50. According to the province’s Physician Resource Plan, Nova Scotia needs to recruit 1,000 physicians over the […]
Dr. Amy Hendricks is passionate about rural medicine. When she moved to Antigonish, Nova Scotia in 2016, she left one small community for another. She’d been working in Yellowknife for 14 years, caring for patients in remote areas across the […]
Nova Scotians rely on health-care services being available when and where they need them. But with more than 51,000 people sitting on the province’s waitlist for a family doctor and over 100,000 people lacking primary care, health care is on […]
