Physicians across New Brunswick are concerned that the recent announcement by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development requiring students, staff, and other travellers to avoid public schools and early learning facilities is not rooted in evidence-based public health policy. [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society is pleased to see that health care spending will increase 3.9% increase over 2019. [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society acknowledges the need for the provincial government to halt the reforms announced last week to emergency departments in six communities. [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society recognizes that the design of our province’s health system must evolve and modernize to reflect today’s and tomorrow’s population needs. [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society supports initiatives that will improve primary care access for New Brunswickers. We are encouraged to hear that the Department of Health and regional health authorities are adding 32 nurse practitioners in emergency departments and health clinics in the province. [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society is extremely concerned by the failure of government, the regional health authorities, and a third-party security firm to provide adequate security in New Brunswick hospitals. [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society is concerned about the capacity issues and closure of services at the Campbellton Regional Hospital. New Brunswick has the largest proportion of seniors in the country; without a clear plan to address their health-care needs outside of hospital, these unfortunate circumstances will continue to occur around our province. [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS) is relaunching its Legal, Not Safe campaign on Thursday, Oct. 17, as the federal government legalizes the production and sale of edible cannabis, cannabis extracts and cannabis topicals. [Read More...]