Recognizing the crucial role that family doctors play in delivering health care, the province announced this week it intends to work with the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association to begin the process of formally recognizing family medicine as a specialty. The province says having family medicine as a specialty would emphasize the importance of primary […]
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A provincial patient relations office has been launched to improve the way the health authority receives and responds to feedback, including compliments, complaints and other inquiries. According to NL Health Services, the new approach to patient feedback is an inclusive and accessible way for patients to provide feedback through a centralized process. Patients now have […]
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The Registered Nurses’ Union Newfoundland & Labrador (RNU) says it is welcoming the launch of the province-wide Core Staffing Review. This is the first comprehensive assessment of nursing staffing needs in over 40 years. This review is essential to rebuilding and strengthening Newfoundland and Labrador’s public healthcare system and ensuring patients receive safe, sustainable care. […]
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is advising the public that emergency services are being supported through a Virtual ER physician at Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre on Bell Island on: Friday, November 21, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. until Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. When a virtual ER is operating: Residents can proceed […]
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services advises the public that emergency services are being supported through a Virtual ER physician at Green Bay Health Centre in Springdale on Monday, November 17, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. until Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. Residents can proceed to the ER at Green Bay Health Centre as usual […]
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