Nova Scotia Health Department to lose 100 positions with restructuring

HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government is eliminating 100 jobs within the Health Department, saying the cuts are part of a restructuring that started when the province reduced the number of health boards from 10 to one.

So far, 20 people have received layoff notices and some vacant positions will not be filled.

Health and Wellness Minister Leo Glavine says these changes will help the department focus on improving Nova Scotians’ health by transferring 62 positions and some programs to the new Nova Scotia Health Authority, the IWK Health Centre in Halifax and the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage.

“All of the finalizations will be before the fiscal year of 2016 and 2017. It’s been in planning because we knew this was a necessary part of our total restructuring,” said Glavine.

As part of the reorganization, some new positions will also be created.

“We are looking at about 25 positions and a significant number of them will be dealing with analytics,” Glavine said Tuesday.

The government says the measures are aimed at reducing wait times and improving front-line care.

The changes take effect April 1.

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