In early March, Dalhousie medical student Clara Long read the writing on the wall: Nova Scotia physicians needed all hands on deck to prepare for COVID-19. Given the global spread of the virus, Nova Scotia needed to prepare for its […]
Premier Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, has been re-elected for another four-year mandate. Thanks to the concerted efforts of Nova Scotians, health care was the number one issue throughout the election campaign. During the campaign, doctors raised […]
Doctors Nova Scotia is passionate about improving health care. With the provincial election just days away, we asked the province’s political parties how they will work to make health care a priority. Read More Want to know more? Read the […]
For Dr. Michel Chiasson, a family physician in Cheticamp, N.S., collaborative care is more than just a practice model – it’s a way of life. “Collaborative practice means the best possible care for my patients,” said Dr. Chiasson. Dr. Chiasson, […]
Primary health care is where people go for health-care or wellness advice, treatment of a health issue or injury, and diagnosis and management of health conditions. Primary care helps keep people healthy and out of hospitals, emergency rooms and long-term […]
As Nova Scotia’s political candidates tour the province making campaign promises, we’re hearing more and more about their various visions for improving health care. One topic that comes up frequently is collaborative care. The College of Family Physicians of Canada […]
Good access doesn’t happen by accident. When Dr. Holly Zwicker and her business partner Dr. Shauna Herman were setting up their Tantallon-based medical practice in late 2009, they had a clear idea of how they wanted to provide care. “Our […]
Lack of access to a family doctor is an issue that plagues thousands of Nova Scotians. In the first five months of the Need a Family Practice website, almost 30,000 patients in Nova Scotia added their names to the provincial waitlist – […]
The American presidential election is just a week away, and people from both political camps and all walks of life (even TV stars) are talking about moving to Canada if their candidate isn’t elected. (If you’re an American thinking about coming to […]
By now, you’ve probably read that Nova Scotia’s doctors have ratified two, four-year contracts with the provincial government. The contracts, which are retroactive to April 2015, offer 0 per cent, 0 per cent, 1 per cent and 1.5 per cent […]
