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The McNeil Government says 23 additional nurses will be in place at collaborative care clinics in 12 communities by the end of May.
It announced last fall it would be hiring the nurse practitioners and family practice nurses to provcide service for 14,000 people. The nurses will be working in Dartmouth, Digby, Shelburne, Truro and Sydney.
67 people in the province have sought a medically assisted death since new legislation was passed in Ottawa…but less than half the requests were granted.
The Health Authority says 31 people received medical help to die between June 17th and March 31st…but others were denied for failure to meet criteria, withdrawal of the request by the patient and some applications are still moving through the system.