Ontario Health Care Workers

• Ford won’t commit to repeal wage cap to address ER nurse staffing shortages

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is doing everything in his power to add more health-care workers to the system, but is indicating that won't include repealing Bill 124.

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  Aug 3, 2022
  
• Future of Work: COVID pandemic worsened capacity issues with health-care staffing

  Several health care advocates suggest capacity issues within a number of institutions amid COVID-19 have exposed ongoing staffing issues across Canada.

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  May 5, 2022
  
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• Ontario government offers $12M in mental health supports for front line health workers

  Ontario says $5.9 million will go to services offered through hospitals such as self-referral and intake services, online discussion groups and confidential clinician support.

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  Nov 9, 2021
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• Ontario has enough hospital feedback for mandatory COVID vaccine decision, health minister says

  Health Minister Christine Elliott said Monday that now enough have been submitted for the government to proceed.

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  Nov 1, 2021
• Ontario science table supports COVID-19 vaccine mandates for hospital workers

  The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table shared their written response Tuesday to Premier Doug Ford's recent call for input on the issue.

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  Oct 19, 2021
• Ontario health worker groups want mandatory COVID-19 shots for health care workers

  Statements from the Ontario Medical Association and the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario came the day after Premier Doug Ford said he wouldn't mandate the vaccine.

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  Jul 16, 2021
• Ontario not considering making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for health-care workers: Doug Ford

  "I think it's their constitutional right to take it or not take it," Doug Ford said Thursday.

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  Jul 15, 2021
• Ontario high-risk health-care workers eligible for 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose at shortened interval

  Those included in the eligibility group includes high-risk health-care workers, dialysis patients and all First Nations, Inuit and Metis individuals.

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  May 10, 2021
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• Groups urge Ontario government to give health-care workers 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose

  The group representing the health-care workers say the government needs to ensure the employees get second doses soon because they remain at risk.

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  May 6, 2021
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• Medical staff need guidance on life or death triage decision as Ontario ICUs fill up: experts

  As hospital ICUs continue to fill up with COVID-19 patients, Ontario has yet to finalize a plan on who should get life-saving care when health resources are limited.

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  Jan 13, 2021