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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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is advising the public of emergency room closures in the province due to staffing shortages. Urgent care services at the Dr. William H. Newhook Community Health Centre in Whitbourne will only be available from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. today, Tuesday and Thursday. The Green Bay Health Centre in Springdale […]
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Memorial University faculty and students are voicing concerns about potential cuts to a professional psychology program. They say it could have dire consequences for the mental health crisis in the province. NTV’s Rosie Mullaley reports.
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A privacy breach affecting more than 100 fertility patients has now led to a class-action lawsuit. The breach happened last month as a result of an email from Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services. Lawyer Bob Buckingham has begun the process of a class-action lawsuit which calls for financial compensation, as well as an acknowledgement from […]
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As addiction problems grow in the province, so have wait times to get top-level treatment. People who work with addicts say those wait times are a big reason why drugs continue to be a problem. NTV’s Rosie Mullaley reports.
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