A growing debate over the future of canada’s public health care system has reached this province. As NTV’s Beth Penney tells us, union leaders, and some politicians are calling on government to protect publicly funded care.
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NAPE says emergency responders have been directed to stop using the term “red alert” when no ambulances are available in a region. But the union says that doesn’t mean the problem is going away. NTV’s Marykate O’Neill reports.
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The number of invasive strep cases in the province more than doubled in 2023, leading to three deaths. NTV’s Bailey Howard spoke to Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald and has this story.
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The federal and provincial governments both received failing grades in their delivery of mental health services in a survey by a coalition of mental health organizations across the country. NTV’s Rosie Mullaley reports.
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Canadian Blood Services is hoping more people will roll up their sleeves to fill vacant blood donation appointments. As of Friday, the organization needed to fill 291 appointments in Newfoundland and Labrador to meet its quota by Jan. 31.
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