Health Department Reports Record High Doctor Recruitment

The Health Department says a record number of doctors came to live and work in Nova Scotia last year.

It says more than 160 physicians were recruited and started working across the province between April of 2021 and March of this year.

It says the previous three years saw recruitment totals of 130, 128 and 127 doctors.

Of the 163 doctors recruited last year, 75 are family doctors and 88 are specialists.

They’re working in communities across the province.

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