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Guide to the Health Information Act
This document is a reference tool to help individuals and health information custodians comply with the Health Information Act.
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Health Information Act Brochure
This brochure includes answers to frequently asked questions on the Prince Edward Island Health Information Act.
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Consolidated Health Information Act and Act to Amend the Health Information Act
This document consolidates Bill No. 42, Health Information Act, and Bill No. 14, An Act to Amend the Health Information Act, into a single document.
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Frequently Asked Questions for Custodians of Health Information
This document includes answers to frequently asked questions relating to the responsibilities of custodians of health information, as per the health information act.
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Community-based women’s wellness services now available
Island women can now make appointments for community-based women’s wellness services in Charlottetown and Summerside. On May 1, Health PEI began offering several community-based services as part of the Women’s Wellness Program at the Polyclinic in Charlottetown and Habrouside...
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New emergency health supports will help save lives
New emergency health technology will help Islanders until paramedics arrive. A new Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) system will allow 9-1-1 dispatchers to provide instructions such as CPR directions over the phone until Island EMS or other first responders arrive. Health PEI and...
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Ambulatory Stroke Rehabilitation Services brochure
Information about ambulatory stroke rehabilitation Services offered by Health PEI.
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Suicide Prevention Strategy intended to save lives
Strengthening Mental Health Services - A new strategy is intended to create a suicide-safer Prince Edward Island and reduce the painful, long-term effects of suicides on loved ones and communities. The Department of Health and Wellness and the Canadian Mental Health Association...
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Ferry passes available for off-Island medical travel
Eligible Islanders traveling out of province for medical services can now apply to have their ferry fare covered. Hope Air – in collaboration with Health PEI – will pay for a Northumberland Ferries Limited pass for Islanders in financial need to attend medical appointments in...
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Hepatitis C treatment changing Islanders’ lives
Tyler Caissie is one of more than 100 Islanders who no longer have hepatitis C thanks to a drug treatment program made available two years ago. Prince Edward Island, in February 2015, became the first province in Canada to offer a management and treatment strategy for the life...