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News before 1996 is not available online.
A group of nurses with international credentials or Canadian credentials that required upgrading are getting the qualifications they need to work as registered nurses in PEI after completing a bridging program. The RN Bridging Program offered by the provincial government helps...
A province-wide Mobile Mental Health Response Service is now providing support to Islanders who may be experiencing a mental health crisis. Islanders experiencing a mental health crisis can call the Mental Health and Addictions Access Line at 1-833-553-6983 where a mental health...
Prince Edward Island will provide coverage for Trikafta, a new medication that has been shown to improve quality of life for people with cystic fibrosis. Eligible Islanders can access coverage for the medication through the PEI Pharmacare Formulary beginning November 1, 2021....
This Mental Illness Awareness Week, Islanders experiencing mental health challenges are encouraged to seek help through various services and supports available across Prince Edward Island. Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 3 to 9, is an annual national public education...
Site work has been tendered for the new West Prince Community Health Centre – a project that will combine primary care with space for a range of community-based health services. The Department of Health and Wellness will issue a tender October 5 for ground-breaking and site...
Islanders living with a chronic disease will continue to benefit from free lifestyle intervention programs. Over the last year, CHANGE and Exercise for Health, have been helping hundreds of Islanders living with or at risk of chronic disease through personalized exercise and...
The province’s smoking cessation program has assisted over 1,700 Islanders in quitting smoking or using tobacco products over the last year. The PEI Smoking Cessation Program offers Islanders who are ready to quit using tobacco with a minimum of 12 weeks of nicotine replacement...
Prince Edward Island’s new Fertility Support Program will launch in January. The Fertility Support Program will provide funding to Islanders who are accessing in-vitro fertilization (IVF), intrauterine insemination (IUI) and associated medications at out-of-province clinics. “We...
Increased coverage will further support Islanders under the Ostomy Supplies Program (OSP). “Ostomy supplies can be costly, and this should not be a barrier to receiving the appropriate care. I am pleased that more Islanders will be supported through this increase to the income...
More Islanders will benefit from additional financial assistance and coverage for diabetes supplies, including insulin pumps and test strips, starting in the new year. Effective January 1, 2021, the Insulin Pump Program – which assists with the costs of insulin pumps and supplies...