(Jackie Sharkey/CBC - image credit)Virtual care is now available to every Nova Scotian on the wait-list for a family doctor or nurse practitioner after a successful pilot program. She said registration will require a Nova Scotia health card number and some personal information that is normally asked during doctor visits. If virtual care appointment is deemed necessary, the patient will be put in a queue, which generally only takes about 29 minutes. Alexiadis, who is also a family physician, said she's already providing virtual care to her regular patients which has worked well during the pandemic. She expects similar results with people on the doctor wait-list, and hopes it will provide them with better, and continued, access.

Source: CBC News December 15, 2021 22:58 UTC