Manitoba health care

• Manitoba Nurses Union agrees not to strike as negotiations with province continue

  In a news release sent out Saturday, Manitoba Shared Health said the two sides have "established a mutual renewed commitment to ongoing direct collective bargaining."

  Health

  Jun 26
• Manitoba nurses vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike, union says

  'We were painted into a corner by this government, and we were left with no choice but to act,' the Manitoba Nurses Union president said after nurses voted in favour of a strike.

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  Jun 10
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• Manitoba health care support workers being asked to perform nurses’ duties, union says

  CUPE 204 said health care support staff are being asked to monitor patient's blood pressure, blood sugars, deliver medical creams and other treatments

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  Jun 4
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• Manitoba doctors plea for decisive action to reverse ‘catastrophe’ unfolding in health care

  Beyond COVID-19, 'cancers are progressing and are not being operated on; people who have aneurisms, the aneurisms are bursting at home and people are dying, Manitoba doctors say.

  Health

  May 25
• WRHA investigating accidental breach of clients’ info by home care worker

  Personal information relating to 58 clients may have been compromised after a home care worker's bag was stolen from her car late last month, the WRHA said.

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  Apr 9
• Manitoba the only Canadian province without extended virtual care: Doctors Manitoba

  "Patients and physicians would be much better served if virtual care was expanded to other areas in a way that is more consistent with what’s occurring in other provinces."

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2020
• Outdoor queues at Winnipeg Dynacare blood test sites due to public health restrictions

  Increased disinfection between patients at its sites and the increased use of extensive personal protective equipment has also added to wait times, Naidoo said. 

  Health

  Sep 25, 2020
• Winnipeg health-care workers line up for new COVID-19 screening measures

  Among other screening measures, all hospital and long-term care staff now must have their temperature taken when arriving for their shift.

  Apr 2, 2020
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• St. Boniface emergency department nurses pen open letter, call current state ‘unsustainable’

  The nurses in St. Boniface Hospital's emergency department say they're being overwhelmed by the number of patients and that the new renovations are only hindering their efforts.

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  Feb 11, 2020
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• Manitoba flu vaccination rates spike following deaths of two young people

  Manitoba hit a new high for flu vaccinations, with nearly 25 per cent of people in the province getting their shot.

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  Feb 4, 2020