Unified Health calls its clinic on Joseph Howe Drive in Halifax a pilot project, and suggests there will be more locations. You just need someone to point you in the right direction,” Alan Attwater, president of Unified Health, said in the July release. A legislature committee heard last December that 42,000 Nova Scotians are actively seeking a family physician, although federal statistics place that number at closer to 100,000 — including people who simply aren’t looking for a doctor. McNeil said Tuesday the province has recruited new family doctors, created new residency positions and taken other measures to provide Nova Scotians with primary health care. As to the NDP’s questions about Unified Health, McNeil said simply: “The health care system is publicly funded in this province and we expect all of the institutions that are providing health care services to meet the Canada Health Act.”

Source: National Post September 18, 2018 19:52 UTC