Hip and Knee Action Plan

In 2017, Nova Scotia Health launched a multi-year plan to improve access to hip and knee joint replacements and other supports patients need to be well.

Documents

• Hip and Knee Action Plan Updates
  • 2019 (.pdf)
  • 2018 (.pdf)
     

Videos

New hip and knee program helps Nova Scotians get back on their feet faster - A new approach to hip and knee surgery in Cape Breton

Stories

• Successful pilot of orthopedic physician assistants leads to permanent roles and expansion of innovation to other Nova Scotia Health services
• Pain management pilot seeks to enhance pain support for patients after surgery
• New clinic focuses on treating obesity in Eastern Zone - funded through Surgical Access and Quality Improvement Strategy
• Going home: Nova Scotia Health's hip and knee action plan helping joint replacement patients such as Sandra Tufts return to comfort of home sooner 
• Dartmouth General Hospital first location in Canada to use Mako SmartRoboticsTM for total hip replacement surgery
• QEII Health Sciences Centre second hospital in Canada to receive orthopedic surgical robot
  Northern Zone Orthopedic Assessment Clinic (OAC) celebrates official opening 
• Physician assistant role pilot aims to help improve access to hip and knee replacement surgeries
• New registered nurse first assistant roles introduced in Cape Breton as part of multi-year action plan for hip and knee replacements