This is the latest instalment in a Global News series called Code Critical, which examines the issues impacting the health-care system in Nova Scotia. The full series can be found here. For Christine Kidd, the memory of her son is what gives her the drive to fight for change. Devin, 26, died from a drug … Read more
As a registered nurse working in infection control, Natalie Nymark knows what it means to be busy, overworked and burned out. It’s becoming evident among her colleagues now more than ever, she said. “They’re burning out at the bedside and in patient care,” she said. Nymark primarily works with the women, mental health and addictions … Read more
This is the third instalment in a Global News series called Code Critical, which examines the issues impacting the health-care system in Nova Scotia. Read Part 1: How a N.S. woman without a family doctor prays her family ‘doesn’t get sick’ and Part 2: Family doctors, walk-in clinics and how stretched the N.S. system is. In a province … Read more
This is the first installment in a Global News series called Code Critical, which examines the issues impacting the health-care system in Nova Scotia. When Brenda MacDonald found out her family doctor was closing her practice back in October 2021, the Halifax-area woman immediately did two things: put herself and her two sons on the … Read more
