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News and Notices

January 19, 2026 | 3 min read

“It gave me back my life”: How West Bedford Transitional Health is transforming after-hospital care

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News and Notices

November 10, 2023 | 7 min read

Public Health providing COVID-19 and influenza immunization and COVID-19 testing in Nova Scotia

News and Notices

November 24, 2023 | 7 min read

Public Health providing COVID-19 and influenza immunization and COVID-19 testing in Nova Scotia

News and Notices

November 18, 2023 | 6 min read

Public Health providing COVID-19 and influenza immunization and COVID-19 testing in Nova Scotia

News and Notices

June 4, 2025 | 5 min read

Turning aspirations into action: how the Options and Opportunities (O²) program cultivates Nova Scotia Health’s future

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Clinics, Programs, and Services

Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Outpatient Occupational Therapy Services

Offered at 1 location

Outpatient Occupational Therapy (OT) provides individualized therapy to address the impact brain injury can have on daily activity such as:

Upper extremity / hand therapy
Spasticity (tone) management / splinting...

Topics:

Rehabilitative Services

News and Notices

October 24, 2025 | 11 min read

Canadian Patient Safety Week: Spotlight on quality improvement and patient safety leaders at Nova Scotia Health

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Information Page

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

www.nshealth.ca/lung-health/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd

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What is COPD?

COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

COPD is a lung disorder that includes chronic (ongoing) symptoms of:

Shortness of breath
Coughing
Sputum (mucus)
You...

News and Notices

February 25, 2025 | 4 min read

New course helps mental health clinicians deliver more culturally safe and inclusive care

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News and Notices

October 11, 2024 | 3 min read

Meet Nova Scotia Health’s Perioperative (Surgical) Services Quality Improvement Leaders: Catherine Watt, Northern Zone

Meet Catherine Watt, Quality Improvement Leader for Perioperative (Surgical) Services in the Northern Zone. Nova Scotia Health has four perioperative Quality Improvement Leaders, one for each zone, collaborating with teams across the province to increase surgical access, improve quality and patient safety, ensure positive patient experience, and better health outcomes for all Nova Scotians who need surgery.

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