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QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department is working with reduced space, which may lead to delays for those with less urgent concerns. Learn more here.

Starting Saturday, December 14, the entrance to the QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department will change to 1840 Bell Road. Learn more.

Primary Care Clinics

A primary care clinic provides short-term primary medical care for people on the Need a Family Practice Registry.

  • Your appointment may be provided in-person or virtually depending on your needs and the resources available at each clinic.
  • Primary care clinics do not offer walk-in services. All appointments must be pre-booked, and are for people who do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner.
  • If you do not have a primary care provider, please add your name to the Need a Family Practice Registry online.
  • People on the registry, including those who are patients of a primary care clinic, are assisted with finding a primary care provider in their area when Nova Scotia Health is aware of family practices accepting new patients.

Accessing this Clinic, Program or Service

Antigonish Primary Care Clinic

Mediplex
40 Church Street, 
Antigonish, NS 
 

To access this clinic, you can:

  • Use VirtualCareNS and have a family doctor or nurse practitioner determine if an in-person referral to this clinic is necessary
  • Call the clinic directly at 902-735-3220 to book an appointment
  • You also may be referred to this clinic by a healthcare provider in the community if necessary 

The Bayer’s Lake Primary Care Clinic sees both attached patients who are taken from the Need A Family Practice Registry and unattached patients who are referred to a primary care clinic such as Bayer’s Lake. Unattached patients are referred directly from the VirtualCareNS platform.

By referral only. Appointments cannot be booked directly and there are no walk-in appointments.

This Primary Care Clinic contacts people on the registry directly by phone or email to make an appointment, in chronological order, based on when your name has been added to the list. 

Phone: 902-527-1800, Option 6

sat Dec 21 Unavailable
sun Dec 22 Unavailable
mon Dec 23 Closed
tue Dec 24 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
wed Dec 25 Closed
thu Dec 26 Closed
fri Dec 27 Closed

Colchester County Primary Care Clinic

316 Willow Street, Suite 205 
Truro NS 

Call between 9:00am and 4:00pm, Monday to Friday to book a same day/next day appointment. 

Phone: 902-843-2577

sat Dec 21 Unavailable
sun Dec 22 Unavailable
mon Dec 23 Closed
tue Dec 24 Closed
wed Dec 25 Closed
thu Dec 26 Closed
fri Dec 27 Closed

Cumberland County Primary Care Clinic

Advocate Harbour, Amherst, Parrsboro, Pugwash, River Hebert and Springhill.

Call between 9:00am and 12:00pm, Monday through Friday to make an appointment.  
Tel:  1-855-597-2420

Dartmouth South Primary Care Clinic

380 Portland Street
Dartmouth NS

ph: (902) 465-7302

The Dartmouth South Primary Care Clinic sees both attached patients who are taken from the Need A Family Practice Registry and unattached patients who receive a referral for in-person care from VirtualCareNS.

sat Dec 21 Unavailable
sun Dec 22 Unavailable
mon Dec 23 Unavailable
tue Dec 24 Unavailable
wed Dec 25 Closed
thu Dec 26 Closed
fri Dec 27 Closed

Glace Bay Primary Care Clinic

Senator's Health Centre
633 Main St, Suite 301

Please call for an appointment: 902-842-2794

Kentville Primary Care Clinic

(Kings & Annapolis Primary Care Clinic)

70 Exhibition Street, Suite 210 
Kentville, NS 

This location is for people in the area who are on the Need a Family Practice Registry*.  You can call 1-866-400-0060 or 1-902-680-1581 from Monday - Friday. Offices are open from 8:30am - 4:00pm with phone lines available between 9:00am - 3:30pm. Appointments are dependent on provider availability, as a first come, first serve basis.

Booked appointments could be by phone or at any one of three locations:

sat Dec 21 Unavailable
sun Dec 22 Unavailable
mon Dec 23 Unavailable
tue Dec 24 Unavailable
wed Dec 25 Closed
thu Dec 26 Closed
fri Dec 27 Closed

Northside Primary Care Clinic

North Sydney Mall, 
116 King St., Unit 23B
North Sydney, Nova Scotia

NEW LOCATION*

Please call for an appointment:  902-794-5400

sat Dec 21 Unavailable
sun Dec 22 Unavailable
mon Dec 23 Closed
tue Dec 24 Closed
wed Dec 25 Closed
thu Dec 26 Closed
fri Dec 27 Closed

Pictou County Primary Care Clinic

688A East River Road, 
New Glasgow, NS 

Call between 8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday through Friday to make a same day appointment.

Phone: 902-752-8643

By referral only. Appointments cannot be booked directly and there are no walk-in appointments. 

This Primary Care Clinic contacts people on the registry directly by phone or email to make an appointment, in chronological order, based on when your name has been added to the list. 

Shelburne Family Practice Care Clinic 

1608 Lake Road 
Shelburne, NS B0T 1W0 

Please call 902-875-2321 for information on upcoming clinics or follow Shelburne Family Practice on Facebook for clinic dates. 

(Kings & Annapolis Primary Care Clinic)
462 Main Street 
Middleton, NS 


This location is for people in the area who are on the Need a Family Practice Registry*.  You can call 1-866-400-0060 or 1-902-680-1581 from Monday - Friday. Offices are open from 8:30am - 4:00pm with phone lines available between 9:00am - 3:30pm. Appointments are dependent on provider availability, as a first come, first serve basis. 

Booked appointments could be by phone or at any one of three locations:

All appointments must be pre-booked. No Walk-ins.

Call 902-527-5239 on Monday mornings to book an appointment. The phone will be answered at 8:30 a.m. until the appointments are full.

You will be given the next available appointment in the After Hours Clinic for the week.  Once the clinic is full for the week you will be directed on when to call to book appointments for the following week.

sat Dec 21 Unavailable
sun Dec 22 Unavailable
mon Dec 23 Closed
tue Dec 24 Closed
wed Dec 25 Closed
thu Dec 26 Closed
fri Dec 27 Closed

West Hants Access Clinic

48 Gerrish Street
Windsor, NS

 Appointments for this clinic are currently only available by referral through Virtual Care NS

Yarmouth Primary Care Clinic 

Located on level 0, building B

By appointment only for Yarmouth County residents without a physician or nurse practitioner 

This Primary Care Clinic contacts people on the registry directly by phone and email. to make an appointment, in chronological order, based on when your name has been added to the list.
By appointment only 

Phone: 902-749-2556

Accessing Primary Care

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Answer a few quick questions to receive personalized instructions for accessing Nova Scotia Health's primary care options near you including in-person, virtual and telephone options.

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