UPDATE: Province Announces More Supports For Doctor Recruitment | The Chronicle Herald

The provincial government announced a total of $8.4 million of new investments for doctor recruitment and collaborative health care in the 2017-18 budget tabled in the legislature Thursday. The budget includes an extra $2.4 million to recruit and retain up to 20 new doctors per year, including 10 residency spaces for family physicians, and the same again for a new practice-ready assessment program geared toward international recruits. That leaves $6 million to build collaborative care teams, which the province will do in concert with communities, health providers and the Nova…

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NS Has 118 Doctor Vacancies, Needs 100 A Year For Next Decade: Group | CTV Atlantic News

HALIFAX — The shortage of doctors in Nova Scotia is worsening as a growing number of physicians near retirement, recruitment levels lag and health needs become more complex, a medical group warned Wednesday. Nancy MacCready-Williams, CEO of Doctors Nova Scotia, told the legislature’s public accounts committee there are 118 doctor vacancies throughout the province. As well, 1,300 of the 2,400 physicians currently practising are over the age of 50, and 630 are over 60, suggesting the shortage will become more acute as doctors wrap up their careers. Read full story…

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