Province announces retention bonuses for nurses, healthcare workers
From a release DARTMOUTH: As a way of thanking Nova Scotia’s nurses while encouraging more of them to keep working in the province, Premier Tim Houston announced a $10,000 bonus…
COLUMN: Family roles in addiction and how everyone gets hurt
The following is a column from EHN Canada: Family members of individuals with addiction often struggle with addiction themselves. However, even if an individual grows up in a family with…
Province makes Virtual Care available to more Nova Scotians
From a release HALIFAX: All Nova Scotians on the Need a Family Practice Registry can now get free, online medical appointments through Virtual Care Nova Scotia (VirtualCareNS). Previously, people had…
N.S. announces funding for Internationally Educated Nurses Licensing review
From a release HALIFAX: The government has provided one-time funding of $340,000 to the Nova Scotia College of Nursing to support the ongoing and comprehensive review of the registration and…
Province announces increase in funding to Newcomer Health Clinic
From a press release HALIFAX: The provincial government announced August 9, a major increase in funding for the Newcomer Health Clinic in Halifax to support the care needs of current…
Province announces purchase of new ambulance fleet aimed at improving care, safety
From a press release HALIFAX: Nova Scotia will soon have a new fleet of ambulances and response and transport vehicles, ensuring the right mix of resources to improve emergency care…
COVID-19: Three deaths; four new hospital admissions; nine discharges; 223 new lab-confirmed cases reported Feb. 16
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is reporting four new hospital admissions and nine discharges. The province is also reporting three additional deaths related to COVID-19 that occurred between February 6 and 12:—…
COVID-19: Three deaths; 16 new admissions; five discharges; 346 new cases reported Jan. 26
HALIFAX: On January 26, Nova Scotia is reporting 16 new hospital admissions and five discharges. The province is also reporting three deaths related to COVID-19:— a woman in her 80s…
COVID-19: Five more deaths in N.S., four in Central Zone; 11 new admissions, nine discharges Jan. 25
HALIFAX: There are five deaths related to COVID-19 reported by the province on Jan. 25, four of them in people who live in the Central Zone (HRM area). N.S. also…
COVID-19: N.S. reports five deaths; 15 new admissions; seven discharges on Jan. 24
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia had five COVID-19 related deaths over what the Premier called a tragic weekend, along with 15 new hospital admissions of people with COVID-19 and seven discharges. The…