Is the N.S. government fixing health care? Minister says were getting there – Halifax [Video]

Nova Scotia Health Minister Michelle Thompson sat down with Global News as part of our series called Code Critical, which examines the issues impacting the health-care system. Read Part 1: How a N.S. woman without a family doctor prays her family ‘doesn’t get sick’ and Part 2: Family doctors, walk-in clinics and how stretched the N.S. system is.

The interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Global News: The most recent numbers for the doctor wait-list indicate that just over 156,000 Nova Scotians are now on that wait-list. Names are coming off the list, but it seems more are being added. So for those who are on the list and might be feeling frustrated, what is your message to them?

Thompson: You’re right. There are people coming off the list. So we know that in the past year, since around April, we’ve had about 45,000 people come off of the list and we’ve had about 60, 64,000 go on.

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