health home centre to open in new glasgow this fall
unique centre will also be training doctors, nurses, healthcare clinicians, and staff
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premier tim houston said the training capacity for primary care providers at the new pictou county collaborative learning and health home centre will be critical to the long-term success of the province's healthcare system.
ryan taplin
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the chronicle herald
new glasgow – the province announced on feb. 24 that the pictou county collaborative learning and health home centre in new glasgow will open in the fall.
according to the press release, the new centre is expected to provide more pictou county residents with access to primary health care, while also providing better training opportunities for health-care professionals.
“this health home is unlike any other in the province. it will actively train doctors, nurses, and other primary health-care clinicians and staff, while providing residents with better access to primary care,” premier tim houston said in the release. “expanding training capacity for primary care providers is critical to the long-term success of our health-care system.”
a health home model of care is where patients receive comprehensive care from a team of health-care professionals that could include doctors, nurse practitioners, dietitians, social workers or other healthcare professionals. there are 115 health homes across nova scotia
work on the new centre has begun and will include:
- space for an expanded westville medical clinic, which will relocate to the new centre.
- patient and family-centred care provided by health-care professionals.
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- a learning hub for physicians, nurse practitioners, family practice nurses, dietitians, social workers physician assistants and others.
- opportunities for research, evaluation, innovation and community engagement.
“the pictou county collaborative learning and health home centre will provide the primary care services, training, and innovation that are needed to ensure nova scotians have the full-service access to primary care that they need and deserve,” dr. brad macdougall, a family physician with the westville medical clinic, said in the release.
the centre will be located at 609 westville road in new glasgow and will serve as a proof-of-concept model that will be evaluated and expanded to other health homes across the province.
expanding the westville medical clinic will take about 3,000 nova scotians off the need a family practice registry, according to the news release.
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