More Funding to Support Healthcare Recruitment and Retention
**** HEALTH /WELLNESS Media Release More Funding to Support Healthcare Recruitment and Retention ———————————————————- Community groups and municipalities can now apply for up to $100,000 for projects to help recruit and retain healthcare professionals in Nova Scotia. “We know that healthcare recruitment is most successful when people who live and work in the community are...
Update: Generac and DR Portable Generators Recalled due to Finger Amputation and Crush Hazards
**** Recall via Health Canada Update: Generac and DR Portable Generators Recalled due to Finger Amputation and Crush Hazards Issue The folding handle on the side of the generators can pinch the user’s fingers, posing an amputation and crush hazard, unless the locking pin has been properly inserted to secure the handle in place before...
A cold dip is coming up with Cold Play NS
A cold dip is coming up with Cold Play NS. Check out the images for more information Repost (Health) We spoke to Jule about Cold Play NS about what it’s about and why it’s good for you! ** Release We spoke to Jule about Cold Play NS about what it’s about and why it’s good...
Nova Scotia Joins National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence
**** CNS Media Release STATUS OF WOMEN–Nova Scotia Joins National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence ——————————————————– Gender-based violence is a complex issue that can happen in any relationship, and it continues to be a significant barrier to achieving gender equality in Canada. Today, November 9, Nova Scotia joined the Government of Canada and other...
Public Health investigating death of person due to meningococcal disease
**** NSHA Media Release Public Health investigating death of person due to meningococcal disease Public Health is investigating a suspected case of meningococcal meningitis in the Western Zone of Nova Scotia. The person, who attended Saint Mary’s University, passed away in hospital this weekend. Public Health has already identified and been in contact with...
Overcrowding at QEII Health Sciences Centre November 8, 2022
**** NSHA Media Release Overcrowding at QEII Health Sciences Centre November 8, 2022 The QEII Health Sciences Centre is experiencing serious overcapacity. This may result in long waits for patients in the Halifax Infirmary emergency department. We appreciate your continued patience. These conditions are likely to continue through the long weekend. Please do not...
Global medical isotope shortage affecting nuclear medicine services
**** NSHA Media Release Global medical isotope shortage affecting nuclear medicine services Nova Scotia Health has been alerted to a worldwide medical isotope shortage due to a technical problem with a reactor in Europe. Medical isotopes are used to support many nuclear medicine departments across the province. In nuclear medicine, a very small, safe amount...
More Housing in Dartmouth, Stellarton for Community College Students
**** CNS Media Release More Housing in Dartmouth, Stellarton for Community College Students ——————————————————- Construction is underway at NSCC’s Akerley campus in Dartmouth and the Pictou campus in Stellarton. Those facilities are expected to open in September 2024, while construction at the Ivany campus in Dartmouth is set to begin with an expected opening in...
When residents turn their clocks back an hour, they should also change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
**** HRFE Release Reset your clocks, change your batteries Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) wishes to remind residents to ‘fall back’ tomorrow before heading to bed. When residents turn their clocks back an hour, they should also change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Also, residents are reminded to check the...
When you turn your clocks back this weekend, don’t forget to test your smoke alarms and change the batteries
Via HRFE – It’s time! When you turn your clocks back this weekend, don’t forget to test your smoke alarms and change the batteries...