We’re giving you greater access to health care professionals. Highlights include:

Over 53,000 people were assigned to a family care team. There are 13 active family care teams in the province and more to come.
100+ more physicians recruited and started since April 2023.
500+ more nurses hired since April 2023.
Increasing the scope of practice for our health care professionals, so they can do more.

We’re reducing your wait time for surgeries. Highlights include:

Launched travel teams and mobile care, increasing access for patients by bringing the doctors and specialists directly to them.
Reducing backlogs through innovation, like same-day joint replacement.
Increasing the number of cardiac surgeries
Increasing access to stroke care.

We’re committed to building a healthier population and province by addressing poverty reduction, keeping seniors at home, improving nutrition, and giving better access to childcare. Highlights of our actions include:

Added 1000+ new early learning childcare spaces in 2023. 
Introducing a comprehensive Seniors Well Being Plan. This includes the Seniors Care Benefit, an increase to the home repairs and modification grant allocation for Seniors, a caregiver benefit, the Labrador Coastal Benefit for Seniors, and easier access and navigation of the plan.
Increased NL Child Benefit by 300%.

We’re ensuring we keep our healthcare professionals and welcoming new ones. Highlights include:

Retaining our own healthcare professionals by introducing childcare centers specifically for them, strengthening mental health supports, and lightening the load by recruiting new professionals through a “Best in Canada” incentive package. 
Increasing the number of seats for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians in the Faculty of Medicine by ten. 
Doubling the seat capacity for nurse practitioners and increasing seats for nurses.
Modernizing infrastructure.

We’re giving you more access and more control over your health. Highlights include:

Investing over $600 million in a new health information system that will transform digital health for both patients and healthcare professionals.
Investing over $10 million a year to ensure everyone in the province has access to virtual care.
Investing over $5 million to create a digital front door that will allow patients access their own records, book appointments, and navigate the healthcare system — right at your fingertips.