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The Nova Scotia Citizens' Health Care Network is the provincial affiliate to the Canadian Health Coalition.
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Formed in 1996 the Health Network's goal is to stop the privatization of the public health care system, ensure high level of care, and create a forum of people and communities to discuss issues related to health care.
The Health Network is a coalition of local health committees, community groups, organized labour, faith groups and concerned individuals dedicated to protecting, strengthening, and expanding public health care to include services like pharmacare, dental care, long-term care and home care.
The Health Network is political but non-partisan and receives no government funding. Our budget comes strictly from our members.
What did Jamie Baillie say on Health Care Privatization?
Halifax, NS – The Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care Network has written to Progressive Conservative leadership hopeful, Jamie Baillie, asking him to clarify his position on private, for-profit health care.
“Jamie Baillie was the Chief of Staff to John Hamm when the Progressive Conservative government allowed the first private, for-profit health clinic to open in Nova Scotia,” says Kyle Buott, Provincial Coordinator of the Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care Network. “As the senior political advisor in the former Conservative government, what did Jamie Baillie say about the for-profit MRI clinic that they allowed open in Halifax?”
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Health Network Launches Postcard Campaign for Canada Health Act
Halifax, NS – Members and Activists with the Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care Network will hold actions in various towns and communities around Nova Scotia this coming weekend in a bid to hold the new NDP government to a promise to enshrine the Canada Health Act in provincial legislation.
“The NDP needs to act immediately to enshrine the principles of the Canada Health Act in provincial legislation,” says Kyle Buott, Coordinator of the Health Network. “We need to protect the public health care system from further attempts at privatization.”
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Health Network Pleased with Interim ER Report
Halifax, NS – The Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care Network sees many progressive reforms in the interim report on ERs by Dr John Ross.
“Dr. Ross has highlighted many of the issues facing ERs in Nova Scotia and has identified some positive solutions to these problems including improving access to primary health care and better integration of different health care workers including nurse practitioners and physicians assistants,” says Kyle Buott, Provincial Coordinator of the Health Network.
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Progressive agenda on health care vital
By KYLE BUOTT
Wed. Apr 14 - 4:53 AM
The House of Assembly went back into session on March 25 and the Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care Network wants to put forward several progressive reforms that will improve and protect our public health care system. We encourage all MLAs and political parties to give serious consideration to these policies. It is high-time that we had action on health care in this province.
First and foremost, we need to enshrine the principles of the Canada Health Act in provincial legislation. These five principles — public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility — are the cornerstone of our health care system and putting them into legislation, as Ontario and B.C. have done, would strengthen the health care system against for-profit privatization.
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Health Network shocked at plan to continue Scotia Surgery contract
Halifax, NS – The Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care Network is shocked at the NDP’s decision to re-open negotiations with the private, for-profit Scotia Surgery to extend their contract for an additional period of time.
“The NDP has no mandate from the people of this province to continue the Conservative’s drive to privatize our public health care system,” says Kyle Buott, Provincial Coordinator of the Health Network.
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Health Network Disappointed in Budget
Halifax, NS – The Nova Scotia Citizens’ Health Care Network is extremely disappointed that the NDP government did not use today’s budget as an opportunity to present a vision for health care in this province. The budget also neglected to make required investments in health care services for Nova Scotians.
“The Dexter government had an opportunity to show genuine leadership on the health care file, by starting a reform process including Community Health Centres, increased use of Nurse Practitioners and action on pharmacare. Instead they decided to do nothing,” says Kyle Buott, Provincial Coordinator of the Health Network.
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