The Canadian Centre for Health Information has released a new report on health care priorities, and for Newfoundland and Labrador it shows some areas where the province is far ahead, and others where it’s lagging behind.
Taking the Pulse: Measuring Shared Priorities for Canadian Healthcare 2024 describes the state of health care across four priority areas.
For this province in particular, Babita Gupta, health system analytics manager with the institute, says they’ve found that about 78 per cent of adults in the province have access to a regular health care provider, which is lower than the national average of 83 per cent.
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However, she notes that 84 per cent of older adults in the province, who may have a more critical need, have access.
When it comes to hip fracture surgeries, Newfoundland and Labrador is doing far better than the rest of the country.
She says 91 per cent of people received timely care, within the 48 hour benchmark, which is “significantly higher” than the national average of 81 per cent.
On the topic of mental health, Gupta says about half the people referred to publicly-funded mental health counselling attended their first session within 51 days of referral.
She says the Canadian average is for people to attend their first session within 25 days of referral.
