Northern Health welcomes associate physicians
In 2024, Northern Health (NH) welcomed the first associate physicians (APs) to the region, with the goal of hiring more to support primary care in Northern facilities. Associate physician is a li...
Primary care
Nurse Practitioners: Expanding the delivery of primary and acute care
In the community of Fort St. John, there are five nurse practitioners (NP) who support primary and acute care services alongside a supportive group of physicians, nurses, and other health care profess...
Jago Award nominee highlight: Dr. Denise Mcleod
For those working in primary and community care transformation work across Northern Health, Dr. Denise Mcleod has always been an inspiration. Her nomination for the Northern Health 2023 Charles Jago A...
Spotlight on our people: Meet the Nurse Practitioners of the Primary Care Clinic
Since opening in late January, the Primary Care Clinic has attached hundreds of unattached residents in the Smithers area and has provided over a thousand patient visits, thanks in part to the dedicat...
Team-based care: How we work together to care for patients
Forming trusting relationships This story is an example of what happens when a health care team, including Dr. McLeod, a family doctor, works with patients over a span of a few years to form a trus...
Working distantly together: Virtual primary care visits
I work in a Northern Health Primary Care clinic, and a lot has changed with COVID-19. Over the last few months, the waiting room, which is usually bustling, has been fairly quiet as many in-person cli...
Stewart primary care staff working to improve patient care
(Editor’s note: There may be changes to the operations and flow of the Health Centre as NH makes changes as part of the COVID-19 preparations. If it’s appropriate for you to be on site, please pay...