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Read this story in Tagalog. / Basahin ang artikulo na ito sa Tagalog. As a registered nurse, Charlee Flores has always taken an interest in how her profession is portrayed on television. But when she started watching the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt and the NBC comedy series St. …
Read More »Machete attack, dislocated jaw: Nurses detail violent incidents at Fraser Health hospital
Two nurses are speaking out about violent incidents they experienced while working in the emergency department at Eagle Ridge Hospital (ERH) in Port Moody, B.C. — saying the Fraser Health Authority (FHA) has failed to provide a safe working environment, and has sought to silence employees who speak out. Veteran nurse …
Read More »B.C. aims to poach U.S. doctors and nurses by highlighting ‘uncertainty and chaos’ south of the border
British Columbia has turned its eye toward luring doctors and nurses from the United States to move north in what Health Minister Josie Osborne is calling an “unprecedented” recruitment opportunity. Osborne says the province is changing its licensing rules so U.S.-trained doctors can begin practising in B.C. right away, without any …
Read More »No immediate plans to close private Ontario nurse practitioner clinics despite new guidance
The Ford government has no immediate plans to shut down for-profit nurse practitioner clinics in Ontario despite receiving clear direction from the federal government on the gradual elimination of the fee-for-service facilities. The province has been under pressure from health-care advocates and political opponents to tackle the rise of private …
Read More »Ontario hospital workers awarded 6% pay increase, new agreement on agency nurses
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some 65,000 unionized hospital workers in Ontario have been awarded a pay increase of six per cent over two years in an arbitration decision. Workers represented by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions — CUPE (OCHU-CUPE) and SEIU Healthcare — will have …
Read More »‘There’s just not enough nurses,’ MNU president says in face of 30-hour wait times – Winnipeg
The union representing thousands of nurses across Manitoba is sounding the alarm about what it says are uncomfortable working conditions at the Health Sciences Centre. In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) said the wait time at the hospital ring in at over 30 …
Read More »Saskatoon nurses to rally against worsening health-care conditions
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nurses in Saskatoon are set to rally on Monday in response to what they say is a crumbling health-care system across the province. “The planned rally is in response to inadequate action on dangerous overcrowding, unsafe conditions for patients in emergency departments, …
Read More »80,000 nurses and health-care workers launch 2-day strike in Quebec – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tens of thousands of health-care workers across Quebec hit the picket line early Wednesday as part of a two-day strike action to demand better working conditions. About 80,000 nurses, licensed practical nurses and respiratory therapists are among the latest public sectors workers …
Read More »Ontario registered nurses soon able to prescribe birth control, travel medication
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 6, 2023 1:09 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Registered nurses in Ontario will soon be able to prescribe certain medications such as birth control and drugs for smoking cessation. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says expanding registered nurses’ scope of …
Read More »“For the past month we’ve had no hot water!” Brandon nurses complain to union – Winnipeg
As cold and flu season sets in and Covid numbers climb, the Assiniboine Centre in Brandon, Man. has had problems with a lack of hot tap water due to system upgrades. A nurse who works in the facility, which has 119 patients in rehabilitation, palliative and geriatric units as well …
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