Nursing Shortages
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Saskatchewan unions react to $61-million health-care agreement with federal governmentSaskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory says more money must be spent on dealing with the province's registered nursing shortage.CanadaMar 3, 2023
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Premiers agree to accept Ottawa’s health funding offer: ‘A step in the right direction’Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the premiers have agreed to accept the health-care funding deal offered to them, although it is far less than they had been asking for.HealthFeb 13, 2023
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Public vs. private care? Here’s where Ottawa wants extra health funds to goIntergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the multi-billion federal health funding deal will be focused on supporting the public system, not private facilities.PoliticsFeb 12, 2023
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Trudeau says provinces need to ‘step up’ as health funding talks beginAs negotiations begin on Ottawa’s multi-billion health funding offer, PM Justin Trudeau says it’s time provinces use more of their own surplus budgets to support health workers.PoliticsFeb 10, 2023
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‘Real disconnect’: Provinces and feds point fingers as Canada’s ER crisis continuesThere is mixed messaging from politicians as the ER crisis continues across Canada, one health expert says.HealthSep 27, 2022
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Manitoba spent more than $40M with private nursing agencies last yearManitoba spent more than $40 million on private agency nurses in 2021/2022, up from the more than $14 million spent on agency nurses in 2017/2018.HealthAug 17, 2022
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Health workers to premiers: find solutions to ‘crisis,’ don’t just ask Ottawa for fundsHealth-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.HealthJul 10, 2022
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London, Ont. Children’s Hospital reports ‘historic high’ emergency visits in MayThe London Children’s Hospital saw an 80 per cent increase in emergency department visits as well as staff shortages in May, a trend seen across the province.HealthJun 16, 2022
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B.C. to ‘streamline’ process to accredit internationally trained nursesThe province will be streamlining regulatory assessments, removing some financial barriers and adding a "navigation support" tool.HealthApr 19, 2022
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Nursing shortage in Nova Scotia has only worsened since the pandemicA nursing shortage is leading to a crisis in emergency departments says NSGEU president and the pandemic has only exacerbated the problem.HealthJul 16, 2021
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