If you think you may have a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) or a Sexually Transmitted Blood-borne Infection (STBBI), you need to be seen by a family doctor, nurse practitioner, or a specially trained nurse. STI and STBBI testing and treatment are offered to individuals of...
Health PEI is welcoming three new specialists to Prince Edward Island, as a record number of physicians are joining the province. The three new hires bring the total confirmed hires this year to 35. They include One neurologist, starting in early December 2024. One psychiatrist...
The Government of Prince Edward Island is introducing regulatory amendments to enhance healthcare across the province. The changes include adding a new nursing profession, registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs), and allowing registered nurses (RNs) and RPNs who possess advanced...
The Office of the Employer Advisor produces a monthly newsletter on Workers Compensation and Occupational Health and Safety topics.
The groundbreaking physician services agreement drastically cuts the administrative burden on doctors allowing them to devote more time to treating Islanders thereby enhancing the overall quality of healthcare in the province. The new agreement reduces paperwork and simplifies...
Today, the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island, and the Honourable Mark McLane, Minister of Health and Wellness, announced an agreement has been reached with private long term care operators which will result in a record investment of almost $25 million...
Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the Government of Prince Edward Island have entered into an agreement to help address the growing demand for qualified nurses in PEI. The agreement facilitates the delivery of Sask Polytech's Transition to Registered Nursing in Canada and Registered...
The French Language Services Act Annual Report is submitted by the Minister responsible for Acadian and Francophone Affairs to the Legislative Assembly each fiscal year.
Pharmacy Plus PEI is celebrating more than 100,000 assessments for certain common ailments or to renew eligible prescriptions since the launch of the program 18 months ago. Pharmacy Plus PEI is available at 49 pharmacies in 16 communities across the Island. “Pharmacists have been...