HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is eliminating 100 jobs within the Health Department, saying the cuts are part of a restructuring that started when the province reduced the number of health boards from 10 to one.
So far, 20 people have received layoff notices and some vacant positions will not be filled.
The department will also transfer 62 positions and some programs to the new Nova Scotia Health Authority, the IWK Health Centre in Halifax and the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage.
As part of the reorganization, 25 new positions will be created.
The government says the measures are aimed at reducing wait times and improving front-line care.
The changes take effect April 1.
