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Reports, Statistics, and Accountability

At Nova Scotia Health Authority, we are committed to being transparent in our actions and use of resources and accountability for our decisions.

Here you will find a range of information covering corporate and program-specific strategies, business plans and financial documents, reports on many aspects of our performance, and regularly-updated information on subjects of interest to partners and the public.

If there's something you'd like to learn more about that is not included in one of the reports listed here, please contact wearelistening@nshealth.ca

Annual Reports

Board/Administrator Reporting

Meeting of the Administrator

Board Committee Reports 2020/21

Business & Financial Plans and Reports

CEO Reporting

CEO Reports

Momentum Reports

Compensation and Expense Reporting

Corporate and Strategic Plans

Corporate and Strategic Reports

COVID-19 Service Reintroduction Reports

Daily Dashboard

You can find the Action for Health public reporting information here.

Finding a Primary Care Provider Reporting

Current Report: The Need a Family Practice Registry report is now part of an online dashboard on the Action for Health website.

Previous reports:

Performance Measurements

Physician Recruitment Reporting

Doctors Recruited Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health (FY 2024 - 2025)
Zone Family Medicine Specialists Grand Total
Central 44 91 135
Eastern 16 28 44
Northern 13 20 33
Western 18 25 43
Grand Total 89 164 253

Historical

Doctors Recruited (FY 2023 - 2024)
Zone Family Medicine Specialists Grand Total
Central 19 54 73
Eastern 8 33 41
Northern 9 17 26
Western 20 25 45
Grand Total 56 129 185

*We only report physicians who are currently hired and working. We are currently working through the various stages of the hiring process with additional family doctors, but they will not be officially reported until they begin seeing patients.

Vacancy Summary

 Vacancy as of March 2025 - FY 2024 - 2025 (Vacancies are represented in terms of FTE that are actively recruiting) 
Zone Family Medicine Specialists
Central Zone 25.00 60.29
Eastern Zone 27.90 18.58
Northern Zone 20.40 13.72
Western Zone 31.10 16.05
Total 104.40 108.64

To reflect most accurate current need, these vacancy numbers do not include pending retirements or vacancies approved with a delayed start date. In August 2018, vacancy reporting began including Central Zone Emergency Department vacancies which had previously been unreported.

School Healthy Eating Programs in Nova Scotia

Tender Notices and Awards

Nova Scotia Tender Notices (External Site)

Accessing Primary Care

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Answer a few quick questions to receive personalized instructions for accessing Nova Scotia Health's primary care options near you including in-person, virtual and telephone options.

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Find Emergency Care

Use this tool to identify the emergency care options that are currently available nearest to you.

If this is a medical emergency, please call 9-1-1 for immediate assistance

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YourHealthNS App

Much of Nova Scotia's healthcare program and service information is now available on the YourHealthNS mobile app. Download for free on the Apple Store and Android Apps for Google Play.

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