Health Care Shortages

• New Brunswick pilot offers part-time job, free tuition for care workers to return to school

  Through the “Step Up to Nursing” pilot program, the province will cover the costs for a PSW to become an LPN or an LPN to become an RN.

  Education

  Feb 24, 2023
  
• Interior Health still offering incentives, money to get healthcare workers in Grand Forks, B.C.

  Among the incentives offered by Interior Health and the Ministry of Health is $2,000 in a quarterly retention bonus for eligible existing staff depending on how much they work.

  Health

  Dec 21, 2022
  
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• Health workers to premiers: find solutions to ‘crisis,’ don’t just ask Ottawa for funds

  Health-care workers and advocates hope premiers will look beyond simply asking Ottawa for more health care funding and instead create an action plan to fix the health care crisis.

  Health

  Jul 10, 2022
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• N.B. hospitals brace for summer service impacts as staff shortages continue

  'So do I see a light at the end of the tunnel? Absolutely. It's there, it's bright, it’s just a little far away right now,' said Dr. Mark MacMillan.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2022
• Quebec announces partial closure of 6 ERs amid staff shortages

  Health Minister Christian Dubé announced Wednesday that six of the province's 117 emergency rooms will be partially closed over the summer period, due to staffing issues.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2022