Nurses

• Members of Quebec health care workers union vote against tentative deal with province

  The FIQ said Saturday that 61 per cent of members who took part in an online election voted against the deal. The poll had a participation rate of 77 per cent.

  Canada

  Apr 13
  
• Manitoba trying to reel in former nurses with changes to reinstatement requirements

  Starting right away, nurses experienced in Manitoba's health-care system, and who have worked in the last half-decade, won't need as many recent practice hours for reinstatement.

  Health

  Feb 28
  
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• Lack of French exam prep, poor translation causing accreditation delays: U de M nursing school director

  Francophone nursing students often need to take the exam two or three times due to a lack of French-language prep materials and the poor translation of the exam.

  Health

  Feb 22
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• Targeted nurse recruitment paying off, Kingston Health Sciences Centre says

  The KHSC hired 241 new nurses in 2023

  Health

  Feb 15
• Manitoba wide program aims to support and retain new doctors

  The New to Practice Program is a provincially funded program in partnership with Doctors Manitoba, aimed at mentoring and support physicians for the first years of their practice.

  Health

  Feb 8
• Nova Scotia to restrict contract length for nurses who travel to fill shortages

  Nova Scotia is moving to restrict the amount of time travel nurses can work in the province, and Premier Tim Houston is calling on other premiers to consider doing the same.

  Health

  Dec 4, 2023
• ‘I am the nurse’: Saskatoon nurses plead for staffing amid health-care crisis

  Members of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses and health-care workers cried as they shared horrors from the hospital and called on the province for staffing and resources.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2023
• Saskatoon nurses to rally against worsening health-care conditions

  Nurses are set to rally in Saskatoon on Monday in response to worsening conditions throughout the system.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2023
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• “For the past month we’ve had no hot water!” Brandon nurses complain to union

  The Assiniboine Centre in Brandon, Man. was without a convenient supply of hot water for nearly a month as its water system was upgraded, causing concern from staff.

  Health

  Oct 21, 2023
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• Partnership aims to bring health-care workers to Brockville

  The City of Brockville is on a recruitment blitz, targeting health-care workers. The city's general hospital says staff are overworked and it can't fill vacancies fast enough. 

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2023