Public Reporting and Progress Reports
Public Reporting
Interactive data dashboards, updated daily, provide information on the health services Nova Scotians use. Many different sources of data from across the health system have gone into the creation of these dashboards.
Progress Reports
With each quarterly update, we will highlight a few meaningful accomplishments and significant data points from the previous quarter, showcasing examples of the constant changes being made to the health system.
2022-2023 Q3 Action Updates
- The mobile primary healthcare clinic travels to communities across the province, providing care to an average of 75-100 people per weekend.
- New $2-million Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment Fund offers up to $100,000 to community groups and municipalities for projects to help recruit and retain healthcare professionals.
- Advanced heart-care service announced for Cape Breton Regional Hospital, eliminating the need to travel to Halifax for many life-saving procedures.
- Six doctors now serve as MD recruitment leads, participating in visits and meeting with potential recruits to the province.
- Created a new designated pathway to residency for 10 international medical graduates with ties to Nova Scotia who want to practice here.
Indicator Summary
Solution | Indicator | Most Recent Result | Recent Trend | Target | |
1 | New Inflow | 57 | -- | Under development | |
Annual Net Increase | 13 | -- | |||
New Inflow | 57 | Positive | |||
Annual Net Increase | 47 | Positive | |||
New Inflow | 950 | Positive | |||
Annual Net Increase | 261 | Positive | |||
Total Registered | 8,214 | -- | |||
125 | Stable | 135 | |||
2 | 862 | Positive | 850 | ||
Number of admissions to long-term care (from hospital and community) | 740 | Positive | 650 | ||
5.9% | Negative | 5% | |||
Percentage of endoscopic surgical services completed or wait times within benchmark | 41.1% | Stable | 90% | ||
Percentage of non-endoscopic surgical services completed or wait times within benchmark | 51.3% | Stable | 90% | ||
13.0% | Negative | 5% | |||
24.9% | Negative | 15% | |||
3 | Nova Scotia Health | 42.4% | -- | Under development | |
IWK | 67.4% | -- | |||
86.9% | -- | 90% | |||
15.0% | Positive | 7% | |||
4 | Nova Scotia Health | 77.2% | -- | Under development | |
IWK | 91.1% | -- | |||
5 | 0.89 | Positive | <1 | ||
53.3% | Negative | 80% | |||
Percentage of ambulance offload intervals in less than thirty minutes | 27.4% | Negative | 90% | ||
6 | Percentage of urgent addictions and mental health first treatment wait times within benchmark | 97.3% | Positive | 90% | |
Percentage of non-urgent addictions and mental health first treatment wait times within benchmark | 59.5% | Positive | 80% | ||
View more action updates
Solution One: Become a magnet for health providers
Cape Breton University and Dalhousie University have partnered to create five medical school seats for the training of rural doctors.View All Solution One UpdatesWork Ongoing: Started and continues through 2022-26Solution Two: Provide the care Nova Scotians need and deserve
The development of a strategic policy to guide the expansion and integration of virtual care is underway.View All Solution Two UpdatesWork Ongoing: Started and continues through 2022-26Solution Three: Cultivate excellence on the frontlines
Plans for stakeholder engagement and recruitment and retention are being developed.View All Solution Three UpdatesWork Ongoing: Started and continues through 2022-26Solution Four: Build in accountability at every level
Best practice activities are ongoing, including development of evidence-based toolkits and improved patient education pamphlets.View All Solution Four UpdatesWork Ongoing: Started and continues through 2022-26Solution Five: Be responsive and resilient
In September 2021, paramedics completed 86% of the patient transfer movements. These changes reduced that rate to 20% in September 2022View All Solution Five UpdatesWork Ongoing: Started and continues through 2022-26Solution Six: Address the factors affecting health and well-being
Development of multi-year infrastructure plan is underwayView All Solution Six UpdatesWork Ongoing: Started and continues through 2022-26