More than 100,000 Nova Scotians still looking for doctor, nurse practitioner

About 10 per cent of Nova Scotians are still looking for a family doctor or nurse practitioner. (Communications Nova Scotia)

More people are dropping off the Need a Family Practice Registry in Nova Scotia.

According to numbers released Tuesday by Nova Scotia Health, 9,200 people either found a doctor in the past month or were removed from the list. 

Just over 110,000 Nova Scotians are still looking for a primary care provider. That’s down from more than 119,670 on Dec. 4. About 10.5 per cent of the population does not have reliable access to primary care.

Nova Scotia Health officials have been contacting people on the list to confirm they still need a doctor or nurse practitioner. 

Health officials stopped providing breakdowns by region last summer. The last update in June showed that about 10 per cent of Queens County residents were still looking for a doctor or nurse practitioner. 

The next update is planned for early February.