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• Health care groups applaud funding for electronic health records

  Health care workers welcomed the government's budget investments in electronic health and medical records but said it missed an opportunity to increase the supply of health providers. Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 06:36 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Technology, Health Services

• Advancing the 'science of delivery' of health promotion: not just the 'science of discovery'

  Read More... Posted Jan 26 2009, 12:00 AM by Health Promotion International - recent issues Filed under: Health Services, Policy and Strategy

• Boost to clinic for Ottawa street kids could save Ontario money: report

  Ontario can cut emergency room visits by Ottawa street youth and save health-care costs by boosting its funding to a special health clinic, says a new study. Read More... Posted Jan 13 2009, 10:35 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Youth, Health Services

• Fewer mental health diagnoses from Chinese-speaking doctors: study

  Chinese immigrants in British Columbia were less likely to access mental health care as non-Chinese speaking patients, according to researchers who say the findings have important implications for Chinese immigrants across North America. Read More... Posted Jan 06 2009, 11:24 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Society and Culture, Mental Health, Health Services

• Doctor numbers halved over holidays at Inuvik hospital

  The hospital in Inuvik, N.W.T., will be missing more than half of its doctors starting next week, as staff take their Christmas holidays. Read More... Posted Dec 17 2008, 11:15 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Physicians

• Province increases support to help aging seniors stay at home

  Alberta's new long-term care plan, announced Monday, includes more services to help seniors and people with disabilities remain in their own homes. Read More... Posted Dec 15 2008, 08:40 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Seniors, Health Services

• Health care often inaccessible to Inuit: report

  Inuit have far less contact with doctors than the average Canadian, particularly in the northern communities where few have hospitals, a new Statistics Canada report says. Read More... Posted Dec 03 2008, 08:24 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Society and Culture, Health Services

• Some Gatineau patients face discrimination in ER, physicians allege

  Patients in Gatineau, Que., who have family doctors don't just have better access to routine medical care - they also get to jump the queue when they show up in the emergency room, a group of local emergency-room doctors is charging. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2008, 10:58 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Equity

• Program Enhances Transfer, Management of Health Information

  One of the best electronic medical record programs in the country is being used to improve health care in Nova Scotia by enhancing the way patient medical information is transferred and managed. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2008, 09:31 AM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health Filed under: Technology, Health Services

• For-profit clinics double-billing: report

  The federal government has failed to enforce the Canada Health Act's requirements for equal access to hospital care, instead allowing more for-profit medical clinics over the last five years, the Ontario Health Coalition said in a report released... Posted Oct 06 2008, 07:24 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Healthcare Systems, Health Services

• More than 1 in 4 deliveries in Canada are C-sections, society says

  More than one in four babies born in Canada enter the world via caesarean section, a trend that increases risks in childbirth and burdens the health-care system, according to the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Read More... Posted Jun 25 2008, 06:58 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Injury Prevention, Health Services, Reproduction, Obstetrics

• 4.1 million Canadians without family doctor: StatsCan

  A new report from Statistics Canada says an estimated 4.1 million Canadians aged 12 or older are without a family doctor. Read More... Posted Jun 18 2008, 05:22 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Physicians

• Little relief in sight for arthritis waiting lists

  The five-year waiting time that many Newfoundland and Labrador arthritis patients endure for treatment is unacceptable, a patient says. Read More... Posted Jun 09 2008, 08:30 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Arthritis

• Province Helps Salvation Army Capital Campaign

  The government is partnering with the Salvation Army to support the Operation: Building Hope capital fundraising campaign. Read More... Posted May 26 2008, 11:02 AM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Community Services Filed under: Health Services, Funding

• Hospital recruiting more French volunteers

  The Saint John Regional Hospital is adding more French services for its patients. Read More... Posted May 23 2008, 07:19 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Language

• Kings County Family and Children's Services Joins Community Services

  The integration of Family and Children's Services of Kings County and the Department of Community Services will provide consistent service delivery for children and families, Judy Streatch, Minister of Community Services, announced today, May 21.... Posted May 21 2008, 12:03 PM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Community Services Filed under: Health Services, Organizational Change

• Three Children's Aid Societies Integrate With Government

  Another three children's aid societies have decided to integrate their services and staff with the Department of Community Services. Read More... Posted May 20 2008, 01:21 PM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Community Services Filed under: Health Services, Organizational Change

• Cancer patients concerned about potential misdiagnoses

  Dozens of Winnipeg cancer patients have called a hotline set up for people concerned about their test results after errors were discovered in the work of a city pathologist. Read More... Posted May 06 2008, 05:41 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Diagnostic Testing

• Budget does nothing for home-care dilemma: senior

  An elderly St. John's man whose campaign for improved home-care services touched a nerve several months ago says the latest Newfoundland and Labrador budget accomplishes nothing. Read More... Posted May 05 2008, 09:21 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Seniors, Health Services, Funding, Homecare

• Manitoba university to train physician assistants

  Manitoba will become the first province in Canada to train non-military physician assistants with the launch this fall of a new program at the University of Manitoba. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2008, 09:21 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Physicians, Education, Healthcare Providers

• Pay-per-use family practice to open in Vancouver

  In what is a first for B.C. and possibly for Canada, a private pay-for-use family practice is set to open in Vancouver next month. Read More... Posted Apr 24 2008, 11:30 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Healthcare Systems, Health Services, Physicians

• N.S. looks to other provinces for nurses

  With 1,000 new long-term care beds in its health-care plans, Nova Scotia is looking to recruit health-care workers from other provinces, and P.E.I. seems to be a particular target. Read More... Posted Apr 21 2008, 08:05 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Nurses, Health Services

• Schizophrenia patients with short hospital stays soon readmitted: report

  Schizophrenia patients are caught in a revolving door of hospitalizations, sometimes being admitted within a month of discharge, finds a new report. Read More... Posted Apr 17 2008, 07:14 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Schizophrenia

• Same-day discharge unacceptable for double-mastectomy patient, politicians say

  A case of a woman who underwent a double mastectomy and was discharged the same day has prompted a Newfoundland and Labrador government review. Read More... Posted Apr 16 2008, 11:13 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Surgery, Quality Standards

• New program aims to send more doctors to Manitoba's north

  Manitoba's NDP government has unveiled a $4-million plan to recruit and retain more doctors in the province, particularly in northern and remote communities. Read More... Posted Apr 15 2008, 11:42 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Physicians, Policy and Strategy, Funding

• Hospital charity café ailing after Tim Hortons moves in

  A cafe that raises money for new medical equipment at the Ottawa Hospital has seen the health of its revenues deteriorate since a new Tim Hortons opened up nearby. Read More... Posted Apr 14 2008, 12:48 PM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services

• New cosmetic surgery guidelines for Ontario doctors on the table

  The Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is holding a meeting Thursday in Toronto that could lead to new guidelines governing cosmetic surgery procedures in the province. Read More... Posted Apr 10 2008, 08:07 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Surgery, Quality Standards

• CMA unveils website for patient-doctor communication

  The Canadian Medical Association on Tuesday launched a secure website for patients to interact with their family doctors. Read More... Posted Apr 01 2008, 09:58 PM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Technology, Health Services, Physicians

• B.C. set to offer acupuncture under Medical Services Plan

  British Columbia will become on Tuesday the first Canadian province to offer acupuncture treatments as a supplementary benefit to low-income recipients of premium assistance under B.C.'s Medical Services Plan. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2008, 11:20 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Acupuncture

• Knocks against cancer advocates wrong: Eastern Health chair

  The chair of Eastern Health says strong criticism of St. John's cancer advocates doesn't reflect the organization's work, the chair has testified. Read More... Posted Mar 28 2008, 03:06 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Diagnostic Testing

• Finding a GP easiest in Sask., hardest in P.E.I., survey shows

  Canadians looking for a family doctor might consider moving to Saskatchewan, but should steer clear of Prince Edward Island, a new physician survey suggests. Read More... Posted Mar 18 2008, 09:12 PM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Society and Culture, Health Services, Physicians

• Stays in Canadian acute care hospitals costly: report

  The costs of patient stays in acute care hospitals account for the biggest share of hospital spending, the Canadian Institute for Health Information reports. Read More... Posted Mar 18 2008, 09:35 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Economic Factors, Health Services

• Wait for MRI, knee surgery unacceptable, says Island man

  A Charlottetown man with a painful knee problem says he's being forced to travel out of province for an MRI because of long wait times. Read More... Posted Mar 18 2008, 07:33 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Surgery, MRI, Orthopaedic

• New Initiative to Improve Orthopedic Services

  More than 500 more orthopedic surgeries will be performed over the next year as a result of a Department of Health-approved contract between Capital Health and Scotia Surgery Inc. Read More... Posted Mar 12 2008, 10:10 AM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health Filed under: Health Services, Surgery, Orthopaedic

• Ontario hospitals denying patients vital information, researcher says

  An individual who suffers a heart attack in Ontario has a much better chance of surviving at some hospitals than at others, the Fraser Institute said. But patients can't find out where their odds are better. Read More... Posted Mar 12 2008, 08:59 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services

• N.S. public health doctors will do surgeries at private clinic

  The provincial Health Department in Nova Scotia has signed an agreement clearing the way for publicly-funded doctors to do minor surgeries at a private clinic, in a one-year-demonstration project. Read More... Posted Mar 12 2008, 07:24 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Healthcare Systems, Health Services, Surgery

• Midwifery gets final nod in Saskatchewan

  Nearly 10 years after passing midwifery legislation, Saskatchewan took the final steps Monday to make it law. Read More... Posted Mar 11 2008, 06:59 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Healthcare Systems, Health Services, Reproduction, Midwifery

• New mental health team to hit N.L. streets

  The Canadian Mental Health Association in Newfoundland and Labrador hopes a new pilot project, which will send a crisis response team of health professionals to the streets, will help police deal with mental illness in the community. Read More... Posted Mar 10 2008, 07:05 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Mental Health, Health Services, Disease Treatment

• Crisis in health care affecting seniors treatment, says provider

  The private company that runs an Okanagan seniors home at the centre of abuse allegations acknowledges there have been problems at several of its facilities, but says a crisis in B.C. health care is to blame. Read More... Posted Mar 05 2008, 10:10 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Society and Culture, Seniors, Mental Health, Health Services

• Manitoba Health to reveal details of HPV vaccination program

  Manitoba's health department will soon release the details of one the largest immunization programs it has ever implemented: vaccinating girls against HPV. Read More... Posted Mar 04 2008, 05:58 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, HPV, Immunization

• Same-sex partners to be recognized as next of kin in N.B. hospitals

  Hospitals in New Brunswick will now accept same-sex partners as next of kin following the resolution of a human rights complaint. Read More... Posted Mar 03 2008, 10:09 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Legal, Equity

• Neurologists warn of service shortage in Ontario

  The Association of Ontario Neurologists is calling for more funding from the province to alleviate a shortage of doctors they say is compromising the health of Ontario's aging population. Read More... Posted Feb 27 2008, 10:18 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Seniors, Health Services, Physicians, Brain Function, Labour Issues

• Dozens missed in breast cancer test fiasco, review finds

  More than three dozen breast cancer patients in Newfoundland and Labrador were never told that important lab tests had to be redone, officials said Friday. Read More... Posted Feb 22 2008, 07:15 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Cancer, Health Services, Diagnostic Testing, Breast

• As obesity surgery takes off, waiting lists grow in Canada

  With waistlines growing, demand for obesity surgeries is increasing, leaving many Canadians on lengthy waiting lists for the procedures. Read More... Posted Feb 20 2008, 01:03 PM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Surgery, Obesity

• Province Makes Seniors' Pharmacare More Affordable and Sustainable

  Nova Scotians aged 65 and older will have more payment options and no fee increases in prescription drug coverage this year. Read More... Posted Feb 20 2008, 09:04 AM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health Filed under: Economic Factors, Seniors, Drugs, Health Services

• Home care costs will mean bankruptcy: St. John's couple

  An elderly St. John's couple says they could be forced into bankruptcy to get the home care they need. Read More... Posted Feb 20 2008, 04:53 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Economic Factors, Seniors, Health Services, Housing

• Heart attacks at night have worst survival rates: study

  New research suggests heart attacks that occur late at night or on weekends are more likely to be deadly than those that occur on weekdays or in the early evening. Read More... Posted Feb 19 2008, 11:12 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Heart, Health Services

• 80% of western Quebec residents lack faith in ERs: poll

  Four out of five western Quebec residents have lost faith in hospital emergency rooms after years of inadequate service and chronically long waiting times, according to a poll commissioned by the CBC/Radio-Canada. Read More... Posted Feb 19 2008, 08:31 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services

• Foreign-trained nurses help keep units open at Royal Alex

  Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital has found a way to cut the number of canceled surgeries by using foreign-trained nurses to bolster its staff, even as they wait to get accreditation in this country. Read More... Posted Feb 14 2008, 08:26 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Nurses, Health Services, Surgery

• Contracts Awarded for Provincewide Electronic Health Record System

  Nova Scotians will get enhanced health care with improved access to health information. Read More... Posted Feb 13 2008, 09:03 AM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health Filed under: Technology, Health Services