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Medical pros to Higgs: Spend $600M more to cure ailing health …

WebNew Brunswick medical professionals are calling upon the Higgs Progressive Conservative government to spend nearly $600 million extra on health care this year to …

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28,810 NBers want federal dental care. What if no one offers it

WebIn New Brunswick, that’s already 28,810 people, part of 1.2 million seniors across the country. “This was such a blindspot in our oral health system,” Holland said. …

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How Vitalité plans to increase new hires in 2024 Telegraph-Journal

WebVitalité said in a news release that 420 new employees joined the organization between April and November, 2023. “We expect our number of new recruits to increase …

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Premiers support end to poaching health care workers: Higgs

WebPremier Blaine Higgs is pictured alongside British Columbia Premier David Eby in a meeting with the country’s premiers in Ottawa earlier this year. Higgs says …

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Healthcare workers treated unfairly on workplace compensation: …

WebFor the injured health-care workers in 2022, the province paid $11.6 million in claims. Among other public employees who were hurt, it paid $5.7 million. But if the …

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Vitalité to roll out primary care model in 13 communities

WebThe health authority has also started work to set up care teams in the Inkerman-Shippagan-Lamèque, Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé, Caraquet-Paquetville, …

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Political leaders raise new travel nurse questions Telegraph-Journal

WebBut despite being given two days to respond, the Horizon and Vitalité health networks, who signed the contracts, haven’t answered questions from Brunswick News …

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New Brunswick News, Headlines And Stories Telegraph-Journal

WebArthur Irving, the billionaire industrialist who cherished New Brunswick, died Monday, age 93, having only stepped down from an active role in the family’s multinational energy …

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'Affordability' help coming for up to 200,000 N.B. households: …

WebA one-time $300 “affordability” payment is coming to New Brunswick households with a net annual income of $70,000 or less, Premier Blaine Higgs …

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6 youth hubs to provide mental health, addictions services

WebSherry Wilson, minister for mental health and addictions, announced on Friday the integrated youth services hubs will offer physical, mental, and sexual health …

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Health care in N.B. in 2023: success or shambles

WebIn a recent interview, Fitch kept the “praise the workers” theme going. Asked to list a few of his biggest 2023 highlights, Fitch said the “number one” highlight would be …

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Morgan Peters: Telegraph-Journal

WebMorgan Peters: Needed: Timely actions for improving health care. Physicians are dedicated and here to serve their patients. They are part of the …

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MLAs call for new Kent County hospital, shared staff with Moncton

WebDaniel Allain, MLA for Moncton East, said when Vitalité Health Network announced a decision last week to move patients between the hospital in Ste. Anne to …

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Breaking News, Stories and Headlines in New Brunswick

WebSubscriber only. Lack of decision-makers puts power rate hearing on hold. Any hopes for a quick cut to an interim 9.8 per cent rate hike for NB Power’s residential customers are on …

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N.B. dentists choose not to opt into federal dental plan Telegraph

WebPaul Blanchard, executive director of the dental society, said the organization recently surveyed its members, and out of the 47 per cent that responded, 78 per cent of …

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N.B. government inked $1.3M contract with CHL Telegraph-Journal

WebNew Brunswick’s Department of Social Development inked a $1.3-million contract back in 2022 with Canadian Health Labs (CHL), a Toronto-based company that …

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50 more doctors now practising in capital region: Horizon

WebBRUNSWICK NEWS ARCHIVE. Horizon Health Network says the Fredericton region has 50 more physicians now than it did at the end of 2022, but the …

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Eilish Cleary, former top doc and woman 'of intense courage,' dies

WebEilish Cleary, former top doc and woman 'of intense courage,' dies. Physician led fight against H1N1 virus and continued advocating for public health, even after her …

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