The Ford government is facing furious criticism after internal documents, obtained by Global News, acknowledged that low wages and Bill 124 have had a negative impact on Ontario’s ability to retain nurses in the province’s health care sector. The internal government documents, which were intended to brief Health Minister Sylvia …
Read More »Ford government documents admit low wages, Bill 124 worsening health staffing issues
Premier Doug Ford’s controversial wage restraint legislation contributed to the staffing crisis in Ontario’s health-care system, according to internal briefing documents given to the minister of health. The admission was made in briefing notes prepared for Sylvia Jones in 2022, after she was appointed minister of health, and obtained by …
Read More »Winnipeg doctor encourages bivalent COVID-19 vaccine as uptake slows, variant spreads – Winnipeg
Amid shrinking access and demand, a Winnipeg doctor is urging Manitobans to get their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine as the highly infectious XBB.1.5 subvariant spreads across North America. The new hybrid, a recombinant Omicron variant dubbed the “Kraken,” is expected to bring a surge of breakthrough cases to the province. “We …
Read More »OPP warn of ‘potentially fatal’ opioid strain in central Ontario after 4 deaths
OPP are advising of a ‘highly potent and potentially fatal strain’ of illicit opioids that they say may be circulating in Simcoe County and the District Municipality of Muskoka. News Source link
Read More »‘It’s a Canada problem’: Cold and flu medication shortage outlines supply system flaws – National
Around Christmastime, Wendle Beaton was trying to find cold medication for her adult son in Brampton, Ont. “In my neighbourhood there’s like 20 (pharmacies) within like a two-kilometre radius because I live in the most populous part of the city,” Beaton said. The 55-year-old artist went to three stores before …
Read More »Cases of Omicron sub variant ‘Kraken’ emerging in Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia Health confirmed the presence of the Kraken variant, while Newfoundland and Labrador’s Health Department issued a release Thursday confirming its first case. News Source link
Read More »Winnipeg slow to adopt organic waste collection service – Winnipeg
Since 2016, Compost Winnipeg has been picking up food waste from homes and businesses in the city. As of November 2022, they’ve composted 4 million kilograms of organics — waste that would otherwise go to the landfill, where it would contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Winnipeg is the largest city …
Read More »Canadian pharmacists have new prescriptive powers amid doctor shortages
In a year when pharmacists have stickhandled children’s drug shortages and an extra-busy flu shot season, you’d think they might balk at the news in Ontario and B.C. that their prescriptive powers are being expanded. Yet those in the field say the added responsibilities may make their jobs more fulfilling …
Read More »Premiers ring in 2023 with talks of economic improvement, health care, affordability – National
Premiers across the country used their New Year’s messages to emphasize everything from housing and affordability to healthy lifestyles. In his first New Year’s message as premier of British Columbia, David Eby says he’s honoured to celebrate the successes of 2022 “including the remarkable economic recovery in our province as …
Read More »Ontario pharmacists can now prescribe treatments for 13 common ailments
TORONTO — Ontarians with 13 common ailments can skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the pharmacist to get a prescription as of today. The provincial government says pharmacists now have the power to prescribe treatments for conditions that include pink eye, hemorrhoids and urinary tract infections. The province …
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