Bringing Continuing Care into Primary Care: How a new role is improving access and support for patients

Bringing Continuing Care into Primary Care: How a new role is improving access and support for patients

Wendy Wierstra couldn’t be a better fit for her new role as a care co-ordinator at Woodlawn Medical Clinic in Dartmouth. For more than 20 years, Wendy has worked as a care co-ordinator with Nova Scotia Health Continuing Care. But last fall, she took those skills and decades of experience and became a bridge between Nova Scotia Health Continuing Care and primary healthcare. The new role is already making a noticeable difference for patients, fami…