News releases from Health and Wellness (Page 2)

Le gouvernement provincial offre gratuitement le vaccin contre le méningocoque B aux jeunes de la Nouvelle-Écosse qui habiteront pour la première fois dans un lieu de vie collectif comme une résidence universitaire.

The Province is offering the meningococcal B vaccine for free to young Nova Scotians who will be living in a group setting such as a university residence for the first time.

Some Nova Scotians who need to go to other parts of the province for surgery will soon have support for travel and accommodation.

Puisque l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé affirme que la COVID-19 n'exige plus une intervention d'urgence à l'échelle mondiale, la Nouvelle-Écosse change son approche pour la gestion du virus.

With the World Health Organization saying COVID-19 no longer requires a global emergency-type response, Nova Scotia is changing its approach to managing the virus.

Surgical and specialist teams across the province are making progress in reducing the wait list for surgery, completing thousands more operations and procedures last year than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The number of doctors in Nova Scotia continues to grow and more new doctors are caring for Nova Scotians. There were 168 doctors who started practising in Nova Scotia from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023. Nova Scotia Health hired 155 doctors and the IWK Health hired 13 doctors during the last year. The net gain is 86 physicians.

Construction is about to begin on a new hospital that will help deliver the healthcare that all Nova Scotians deserve.

Anyone interested in becoming a nurse in Nova Scotia will have more options as the Province is increasing the number of nursing seats across the province, with many opening this fall.

Nova Scotians deserve to be able to see a doctor, nurse and other healthcare providers in their communities more easily.

More than 140 nurses have signed on to return to Nova Scotia’s publicly funded healthcare system.

A new service will allow most people with a Nova Scotia health card to access their vaccination records online – a faster, easier way to retrieve important healthcare information.

Les gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse admissibles à la vaccination préexposition contre la mpox (autrefois appelée variole simienne) auront un meilleur accès au vaccin puisque le programme s’étend aux cabinets de médecin et aux pharmacies participant au programme de cliniques communautaires de soins primaires en pharmacie.

Nova Scotians eligible for pre-exposure vaccination against mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) will have better access to vaccine as the program expands to physician offices and pharmacies participating in the Community Pharmacy Primary Care Clinic program.

More Nova Scotians will soon be able to access primary care at their local pharmacy.

The Province will open a first-of-its-kind clinic in Atlantic Canada to help reduce visits to emergency departments and walk-in clinics and decrease the length of hospital stays by people experiencing homelessness.

Nova Scotians will now be able to get more information more easily about access to primary healthcare.

The Province continues to move quickly to train more people for high-demand healthcare jobs across Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotians who have paid for fertility care and surrogacy to expand their families can now apply for a new tax credit to help offset the cost.

The Province is working to improve healthcare for people, including transgender Nova Scotians, who have struggled to get the supportive healthcare they need.