Several Department of Health and Wellness reports and publications are available online including publications previously produced by former departments of Health and Health Promotion and Protection.

This publications section includes reports and plans on departmental programs and services. Some publications may be available in French.

General policies

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scribe for Health (PDF)
• Assigning Alternate DINs for Allergies that Use Discontinued DINs (PDF)
• Capital Grant Funding Envelope (PDF)
• Communicating DIS-Related Usernames and Passwords to Private Health Care Organizations (PDF)
• Elective Out of Country Health Services: Prior Approval (PDF)
• Eligibility for Nova Scotia Health Insurance Programs (PDF)
• Emergency Care Standards (PDF)
• Gender Affirming Care/Surgery Policy (PDF)
• Ground Ambulance Service Fee Appeals (PDF)
• Ground Ambulance Service Fees (PDF)
• Joint Service and Access Policy (Pharmacies and Dispensing Physician) (PDF)
• Need a Family Practice (NFPR) (PDF)
• Out of Province Travel and Accommodation Cost Assistance (PDF)
• Personal Health Information Act: Complaints Policy (PDF)
• Primary Care in Publicly Funded Nursing Home Policy (PDF)
• Provision of Publicly Funded Virtual Health Services (PDF)
• Publicly Funded Vaccine Eligibility for Individuals at High Risk of Acquiring Vaccine Preventable Diseases (PDF)
• Publicly Funded Vaccine lmmunoglobulin Eligibility (PDF)
• Serious Reportable Events Reporting (PDF)
• SHARE Privacy and Security (PDF)

Reports list

• Adult Gambling Information Collection Project (2013) (PDF)
• Alcohol Indicators Report 2011 (PDF)
• Annual Accountability Report on Emergency Departments
  • 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024 (PDF)
  • 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 (PDF)
  • 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022 (PDF)
  • 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021 (PDF)
  • 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2020 (PDF)
  • 1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019 (PDF)
• Care Right Now: Evaluating the CEC Experience in Nova Scotia
  • Full Report (PDF)
  • Synopsis (PDF)
• Community Emergency Departments safety protocols report (PDF)
• COVID-19 - infection prevention and control in long-term care
  • Northwood review – terms of reference (PDF 104 kb)
  • Northwood review – final report executive summary and recommendations (PDF 190kb)
  • Internal infection prevention and control review – project charter (PDF 89kb)
  • Internal infection prevention and control review – final report (PDF 243kb)
• Expert Advisory Panel on Long Term Care Outcome Report - March 2022 (PDF)
• Expert Advisory Panel on Long Term Care Update - September 2019 (PDF)
• Fitch Report (PDF 14.2 MB)
• Mental Health Panel Report - March 2017 (PDF)
• Minister's Expert Advisory Panel on Long Term Care (PDF)
• Oral Health Advisory Group: Phase 1 - Report to the Minister of Health and Wellness (PDF)
• Personal Health Information Act – Three-Year Review Findings (PDF)
• Physician Recruitment and Retention Action Team Report (PDF)
• Progress in Health Care Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Provincial Programs 2015 Highlights (PDF)
• Provincial Programs 2014 Highlights (PDF)
• Provincial Programs - Hants Satellite Dialysis Review Report (PDF)
• Provincial-Territorial Expert Advisory Group on Physician-Assisted Dying - English (PDF) | French (PDF)
• Public Health Standards 2011-2016 (PDF)
• Response to Privacy Review Officer Investigative Report (PDF)
• Virtual Care as a Protective Measure in Nova Scotia's COVID-19 Response (PDF)
• 811 Tele-Triage Evaluation (PDF)

Corporate reports

Department of Health and Wellness corporate reports like the statement of mandate and accountability reports can be found on the corporate report page.

Programs and services index

• Addiction Services
• Annual Statistical Reports
• Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
• Continuing Care
• Education Resources
• Emergency Health Services
• Health Card (MSI)
• Healthy Communities
• Healthy Development
• Nursing Strategy
• Personal Health Information Act
• Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation
• Population Health Assessment and Surveillance
• Public Health