The number of Nova Scotians on the Need a Family Practice Registry has taken another huge dive.

Nova Scotia Health says the list has 95, 875 on it, a drop of 8,449 since last month.

The number of people on the list on February 13 was 104,324.

The health authority says the change is due to ongoing validation work confirming providers.

The percentage of the population on the registry is 9.1.