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Nova Scotia has unveiled initiatives aimed at improving women’s health care, including efforts to reduce wait times for breast screening.
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Scotia → unveil → screening
Women in the province have recently spoken out about lengthy delays for mammograms — with wait times of over a year.
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Women → speak → year
Provincial Health Minister Michelle Thompson said Monday that she expects a boost in available mammogram appointments in the next several months.
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she → say → months
“A review has already started and will specifically look at booking and waitlist management and scheduling, standardizing services and equipment, and workforce opportunities,” she said.
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she → start → services
In addition, Thompson provided an update on the new Menopause Centre of Excellence — a clinic poised to open in the Halifax neighbourhood of Spryfield this winter.
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Thompson → provide → Spryfield
The clinic will offer in-person and virtual care, and will be staffed by a gynecologist, pelvic floor physiotherapist, registered nurse and general practitioner.
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clinic → offer → gynecologist
As part of the clinic, an education coordinator will be hired to help improve understanding of menopause among health providers and the public.
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coordinator → hire → providers
“The biggest gap within menopause is that community members, women, health-care providers don’t understand and don’t know enough about menopause, the menopause journey, menopause care and treatment,” said Dr. Shawna O’Hearn, co-founder of the Menopause Society of Nova Scotia.
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O’Hearn → understand → Scotia
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“So, the education is going to be critical.
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education → get → news
As well, the province is establishing a dedicated women’s health program within the Department of Health and Wellness, and creating a new provincial Women’s Health Clinical Collaborative.
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province → establish → Collaborative
A new women’s health summit will also hold its first meeting this fall.
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summit → hold → meeting
“Government doesn’t have all the answers — and the summit will bring together patients, health-care providers, community organizations, advocates, researchers and health system leaders,” said Thompson.
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Thompson → have → patients
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Childhood Cancer Canada calls for $15M from feds as demand rises
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demand → call → feds
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The Opposition NDP said it has been raising women’s concerns around health-care access for many years and was optimistic about Monday’s announcement.
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it → fear → announcement
“Finally, those women are being listened to, so I am happy for them and I’m happy this is happening, but the proof will be in the pudding,” said NDP Dartmouth North MLA Susan Leblanc.
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Leblanc → listen → pudding
In a statement, NDP Leader Claudia Chender called it a “victory for women.”
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Chender → call → women
“Today Nova Scotian women wait the longest in the country for gynecology surgery, don’t have access to appropriate breast screening for cancer, wait over a year for mammograms,” she said.
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she → wait → mammograms
“We hope this means a turnaround for women’s health in this province, and we’ll keep pushing the government to take further steps and make sure they fix health care for everyone.”
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they → hope → everyone
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