By Margaret Angus
“Not all patients feel comfortable in a doctor’s office,” shared Heather Burton, member of the Kings and Annapolis Network of Patient and Family Advisors.
“We know in order to have good patient experience, it starts with the first phone call and the first time you walk in.”
That’s why this group of volunteer patient and family advisors (PFA) decided to host a workshop for office staff from local collaborative family practice teams and chronic disease teams in the summer of 2019.
Read moreBy Deidre Taylor
(Published in Nova Scotia Health's 2018/19 Annual Report)
The Shelburne collaborative family practice team opened the doors of its new primary health care clinic to patients in early February.
“This clinic space is a lot bigger and more suited to our needs,” said Dr. John Keeler, a family physician with the Shelburne Family Practice team.
“This is a space specifically for a collaborative practice. It’s a lot better for staff, providers and patients.”
Read moreBy Emily Leeson
(Published in The Grapevine)
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By Kathy Johnson
(Published in the Tri-county Vanguard)
There is good reason to celebrate the new primary heath care centre in Sandy Point, which has already attracted one primary health care provider to the area and has just upped Shelburne’s game for physician recruitment.
The opening of the $3-million facility was celebrated during an open house on Feb. 12.
Read moreBy Deidre Taylor
Elmer and Gladys Dow moved to the Parrsboro area from Barrie, Ont., last January to care for his mother, who was 103 years old.
When applying for a Nova Scotia MSI card from Access Nova Scotia, he asked about finding a family doctor, and was directed to sign up with NSHA’s Need a Family Practice registry.
Also new to Nova Scotia and without a primary care provider, Kathy and Jim Kurchak moved to Springhill from Winnipeg to retire.
Read moreBy Ashna Asim
When I first came across the term “patients with complex needs” as a medical student, I didn’t fully understand what this meant. I wondered, doesn’t every patient have “complexities” in their life experiences, resources and needs?
Read moreBy Colin Chisholm
(Published in the Chronicle Herald)
Patients seeking a family doctor in the Windsor area may be in luck, with a new collaborative care clinic opening its doors.
Dr. Martina Babin is one of soon-to-be two general practitioners at the Avon Medical Clinic.
“A big part of setting up here in Windsor is the fact that it’s just outside of the city, but not quite a city,” Babin said.
Read moreThe Springhill Communities in Bloom organized a Teddy Bear Picnic fundraiser, held on July 22 in Lion’s Park. The Springhill Primary Health Care team volunteered at the on-site Teddy Bear Hospital.
Read moreBy Margaret Angus
(Published in Nova Scotia Health's 2017/18 Annual Report)
"I liked it from Day One," Len Thomas said of his experience as a patient at the Eastside Collaborative Care Centre. He has been a patient at this collaborative practice in New Glasgow for the past five years.
Read more(Published in Nova Scotia Health's 2017/18 Annual Report)
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