Nurses
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Strike vote looms for Alberta registered nurses as contract talks falter: Gulf is just too big’The United Nurses of Alberta is seeking 30 per cent pay raises spread over two years while the Alberta government's offer is 7.5 per cent over four years.HealthOct 3
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B.C. unveils nurse-to-patient ratios, with priority on emergency departmentsB.C. was the first province in Canada to announce such minimum ratios, which are intended to deliver better patient care while helping recruit and retrain nurses.HealthSep 18
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Quebec nurses cannot pressure province by refusing overtime, labour tribunal rulesThe FIQ had threatened that its members would stop accepting to work overtime starting Thursday, potentially throwing the health network into chaos.CanadaSep 16
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Patient claims he was treated like addict and denied care for deadly infectionA Winnipeg man nearly died in emergency room where he says staff mistook him for a drug addict with kidney stones when he actually had a severe staphylococcus infection.HealthSep 16
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More Quebec patients leave emergency rooms before being treated: studyThe number of patients who leave emergency rooms before being treated is increasing in Quebec, according to the results of a study by the Montreal Economic Institute.HealthJun 20
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Increased wages, premiums part of tentative agreement between nurses and provinceDetails of a tentative four-year agreement between the Manitoba Nurses Union and the province are being revealed.HealthMay 8
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Members of Quebec health care workers union vote against tentative deal with provinceThe 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.CanadaApr 13
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Manitoba trying to reel in former nurses with changes to reinstatement requirementsStarting 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.HealthFeb 28
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Lack of French exam prep, poor translation causing accreditation delays: U de M nursing school directorFrancophone 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.HealthFeb 22
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Targeted nurse recruitment paying off, Kingston Health Sciences Centre saysThe KHSC hired 241 new nurses in 2023HealthFeb 15
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