The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association has launched a new database that is meant to reduce the time doctors spend on paperwork. The Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program Criteria Database, which was developed in collaboration with Department of Health and Community Services, the province’s Chief Information Officer, and e-Docs NL, will allow prescribers to […]
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There are some changes to the hours of operation for urgent care services at the Dr. William H. Newhook Community Health Centre in Whitbourne this week. During this week, urgent care services will be available on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is a limited number of same-day appointments available […]
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A new variant of COVID-19 has made its way to the province, but the Department of Health and Community Services says there’s no indication the EG.5 variant is any more severe than other variants.The EG.5 variant which has been detected in Canada since May, is a ‘variant under monitoring’ by the World Health Organization, with […]
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More than 40 physicians have agreed to work in Newfoundland and Labrador since the start of the fiscal year (April 1, 2023), including in hard-to-fill areas such as Bonavista, Burin, Carbonear, Clarenville, Grand Falls-Windsor, Fogo Island and Twillingate. Additionally, during the same period the Department of Health and Community Services and NL Health Services have […]
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Late Friday, August 4, 2023 the Registered Nurses’ Union Newfoundland & Labrador (RNU) signed a 4-year retention and stabilization contract with government on behalf of all Registered Nurses (RN) and Nurse Practitioners (NP). “RNs and NPs have been on the frontlines holding things together, while being without a contract since June 2022. They have shown […]
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