Nursing Shortage
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N.S. promises jobs for every nursing grad in the next 5 yearsPremier Tim Houston promised that graduating nurses will be able to get a job with Nova Scotia Health, the IWK Health Centre or the continuing care sector.HealthOct 28
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Lachine Hospital to drastically cut ER hours, officials blame ‘critical’ staff shortagesUnder the new hours, the emergency room will remain open seven days a week, but only from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ambulances will be temporarily redirected.CanadaOct 25
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‘Burnt out and pushed beyond their limits’: nurses struggle to work and care for own familiesNurses across the country say the fourth wave is pushing them to exhaustion and it's taking a toll on their families.HealthSep 28
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Nurses rally in Nova Scotia to demand government fix the broken health-care systemOn Friday, nurses in Nova Scotia rallied as part of a national day of action to address the ongoing nursing crisis.HealthSep 17
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‘We’ve had enough’: Nurses’ union says N.S. hospitals reaching critical point'We’ve been saying this for years, and now it’s worse than ever, but we’ve had enough. We can’t take it anymore,' says Nova Scotia Nurses' Union president Janet Hazelton.CanadaSep 16
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Patients wait up to 12 hours in ambulances amid ER shortages in N.B.At least eight ambulances were waiting outside the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre with patients inside for up to 12 hours amid a strain on ER resources.CanadaAug 29
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Nurses at Kamloops, B.C. hospital walking off job due to exhaustion‘My fear is the same as their fear, the fear that something bad is going to happen … on their watch.’HealthAug 24
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Sackville to Moncton: N.B. town councillor’s experience with weekend ER closureSackville, N.B.'s ER is closed overnight on weekends due to the ongoing nursing and doctor shortage. It also was recently reported a family doctor is closing his practiceHealthJul 23
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Kingston Health Sciences Centre looking to fill 160 nursing positionsKingston Health Sciences Centre is actively recruiting 160 external nursing positions, four times as many as they sought this time last year.CanadaJul 15
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‘More problems than innovative solutions’: N.B. communities want action on nursing shortageTwo communities that have seen service reductions in their emergency rooms want to see the province address the nursing shortage that is driving the closures.HealthJul 14
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