by Tim Houston Premier of Nova Scotia

It’s no secret we need more people working in healthcare. Recruitment and retention are the biggest challenges facing our system.

It impacts how quickly Nova Scotians get the care they need. And it affects the morale of hardworking medical professionals who are burning out and need support.

Here’s the good news – every day more Nova Scotians are stepping up to help.

A record 233 resident doctors began training in July. That includes 80 new family practice residents and many more training in specialty care.

What does this mean for you? More doctors.

Some will be taking over from retiring physicians. Others will open new practices. This is great news!

It’s the largest medical residency training class in the province’s history. That’s because people want to come here and work here. They see positive changes happening and want to be a part of it (our scenery and seafood doesn’t hurt though!).

One of the first things our government did was offer a job to every graduating nurse in this province. I met with nursing students and was surprised to fi ...

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