The waitlist for getting a family doctor has climbed beyond 150,000 residents, according to Nova Scotia Health about 15 per cent of the province’s population.
The Breakfast Club of Canada is forecasting a revenue shortfall of more than $2 million brought on by cost-of-living increases, transportation and food costs.
One walk-in clinic manager in HRM says lineups have grown in recent months, with a day's worth of appointment slots filled within 45 minutes of the clinic opening its doors.