Reports, Statistics, and Accountability

At Nova Scotia Health Authority, we are committed to being transparent in our actions and use of resources and accountability for our decisions.

Here you will find a range of information covering corporate and program-specific strategies, business plans and financial documents, reports on many aspects of our performance, and regularly-updated information on subjects of interest to partners and the public.

If there's something you'd like to learn more about that is not included in one of the reports listed here, please contact wearelistening@nshealth.ca

Annual Reports

Board/Administrator Reporting

Meeting of the Administrator

Final Minutes Meeting of the Administrator - October 26, 2023
Final Minutes Meeting of the Administrator - June 22, 2023
Final Minutes Meeting of the Administrator - May 19, 2023
Final Minutes Meeting of the Administrator - January 24, 2023

Board Committee Reports 2020/21

Business & Financial Plans and Reports

CEO Reporting

CEO Reports

Momentum Reports

Compensation and Expense Reporting

Corporate and Strategic Plans

Accessibility Plan
- NSH & IWK 2023-2026 Accessibility Plan (.pdf)
- NSH & IWK 2023-2026 Accessibility Plan - Universal Access version (.pdf)
French Language Services Plan/Plan de services en français
Health Services Planning
Improving Wait Times and Making the Most of Our Resources to Support the Best Possible Surgical Care: Response to Office of the Auditor General Report – April 3, 2018
Mental Health and Addictions Program Direction 2025: Program Plan 2019-2025 (.pdf)
Milestones on our Journey - Transforming Mental Health and Addictions in Nova Scotia (.pdf)
Patient Experience Strategic Plan Measures
- 2017-18 (.pdf)
- 2016-17 (.pdf)
Physician Recruitment Strategy 2020/2023 (.pdf)
Quality and Sustainability Plan (.pdf)
Quality Safety Performance Framework 2021 (.pdf)
Strategic Plan
Strengthening the Primary Health Care System in Nova Scotia (.pdf)

Corporate and Strategic Reports

Accreditation Reports:
- 2022 Report (.pdf)
- 2017 Report (.pdf)
School Healthy Eating Programs in Nova Scotia – a provincial report
- 2022-23
  - English
  - French
- 2021-22
  - English (.pdf)
Addressing Racial Injustice within Nova Scotia Health - May 2021 (.pdf)
Board Highlights:
- Board Highlights - November 28, 2018 (.pdf)
- Board Highlights - September 19, 2018 (.pdf)
CEO report - June 2022 (.pdf)
Improving Wait Times and Making the Most of Our Resources to Support the Best Possible Surgical Care: Response to Office of the Auditor General Report – April 3, 2018 (.pdf)
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Information 2016-2017 (.pdf)
Milestones on our Journey: Transforming Mental Health and Addictions in Nova Scotia - Report Card (Feb. 2019) (.pdf)
Nova Scotia Health Annual Reports
- 2022-2023
NSHA - Measuring Our Progress
Quality Safety Performance Framework 2021 (.pdf)
Research and Innovation Annual Report (2020) (.pdf)
Talk About Health - Final Report August 2017
- ENGLISH (.pdf)
- FRENCH (.pdf)
Workplace Safety Progress Reports
- Workplace Safety Progress Report - January 2019 (.pdf)
- Workplace Safety Progress Report - January 2018 (.pdf)
Yarmouth Area Cancer Services Review (.pdf)

COVID-19 Service Reintroduction Reports

Daily Dashboard

You can find the Action for Health public reporting information here.

Finding a Primary Care Provider Reporting

Current Report: The Need a Family Practice Registry report is now part of an online dashboard on the Action for Health website.

Previous reports:

Performance Measurements

Cyclotron – Radiation Safety Public Information & Disclosure Program
Nova Scotia Cancer Incidence and Survival Statistics Update (.pdf)
Nova Scotia School-Based Immunization Coverage Reports
- 2021/22 (.pdf)
- 2019/20 and 2020/21 (.pdf)
- 2018-2019 (.pdf)
NSHA Macro Key Performance Indicators - Full Fiscal Year 2016-2017 (.pdf)
NSHA Macro Key Performance Indicators - Full Fiscal Year 2015-2016 (.pdf)
NSHA Patient Experience Strategic Plan Measures
- 2017-18 (.pdf)
- 2016-17 (.pdf)
Public Reporting on Patient Safety (External Site)
Wait Times for Procedures and Services in Nova Scotia (External Site)

Physician Recruitment Reporting

Physician Recruitment Progress 2022 (.pdf)

Doctors Recruited Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health (April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023)
Zone	Family Doctors	Specialists
Central	28	51
Eastern	13	21
Northern	13	7
Western	24	11
Total	78	90
	Total	168

Historical

Doctors Recruited (April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022)
Zone	Family Doctors	Specialists
Central	30	33
Eastern	14	18
Northern	13	14
Western	18	23
Total	75	88
	Total	163

Doctors Recruited (April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021)
Zone	Family Doctors	Specialists
Central	30	31
Eastern	9	13
Northern	8	15
Western	13	19
Total	49	78
	Total	127

Doctors Recruited (April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020)
Zone	Family Doctors	Specialists
Central	26	36
Eastern	11	15
Northern	7	10
Western	14	9
Total	58	70
	Total	128

Doctors Recruited (April 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019)
Zone	Family Doctors	Specialists
Central	31	39
Eastern	11	12
Northern	6	10
Western	10	11
Total	58	72
	Total	130

April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
Family Doctors	38
Specialists	65
Total	103

April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017
Family Doctors	43
Specialists	68
Total	111

*We only report physicians who are currently hired and working. We are currently working through the various stages of the hiring process with additional family doctors, but they will not be officially reported until they begin seeing patients.

Vacancy Summary

Current to March 31, 2023
	Family Doctors	Specialists
Central Zone	30	34.32
Eastern Zone	17.4	17.7
Northern Zone	23.3	9.5
Western Zone	25.33	12.8
Total	96.3	74.32

To reflect most accurate current need, these vacancy numbers do not include pending retirements or vacancies approved with a delayed start date. In August 2018, vacancy reporting began including Central Zone Emergency Department vacancies which had previously been unreported.

School Healthy Eating Programs in Nova Scotia

2022-23
- English
- French

Tender Notices and Awards

Nova Scotia Tender Notices (External Site)