"Savings was at the heart of the mandate that Prime Minister Harper gave SSC two years ago and it still is," said Minister Finley. "SSC generated savings almost immediately, just from taking a government-wide approach and integrating IT infrastructure. Those early savings are helping reduce $150 million in costs that the 2012 Economic Action Plan Budget outlined and email transformation will result in another $50 million of taxpayers' dollars saved."
Health PEI says it planned for 40 to 60 calls a day, but the first week an average of 70 Islanders daily called for health advice from a registered nurse.
If a nurse isn't available immediately, and the issue isn't urgent, people are told they'll get a call back.
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The service, accessed by dialing 811, is already operational and taking calls.
"Islanders can talk to a registered nurse for health advice, when and where they need it, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Health Minister Doug Currie in a news release.
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Town council debated the merits of making a list September 26 after receiving a request from the Municipal Joint Services Board.
That board, which currently only oversees waste management, asked the three participating municipal units for a prioritized list of services they "would like to see investigated" for possible movement.
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With the exception of the My eHealth portal, which is for patients, all these databases are accessible only by caregivers according to security protocols that differ by health region. Physicians at hospitals, for example, can access a patient's laboratory test results throughout the province through their electronic health record.