Nova Scotians had their say about public healthcare.
Over 1,000 people voiced their concerns during one of the government’s largest healthcare tours in the province’s history.
Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson, Deputy Minister Jeannine Lagassé and Nova Scotia Health CEO Karen Oldfield, held 20 sessions all over the province.
“Nova Scotians came to these sessions with important concerns and good questions,” said Minister Thompson. “They came with ideas about how to improve education, recruitment and retention, and overall health in our province, and how to offer more primary healthcare. It was clear the people who came to meet with us understand that change is needed, and they are open to doing things differently. I learned a lot, and I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to come or send in a question.”
The tour included 20 sessions, covering more than 5,300 kilometres from Yarmouth to Glace Bay, Liverpool to Springhill.
Staff working in primary care, public health, continuing care, addictions and mental health and emergency care were also on hand at each community conversation to provide information and speak with participants.
It began in October and wrapped up two weeks ago.
Video recordings of the question-and-answer portion of each session are available at: https://novascotia.ca/community-healthcare-conversations/
