Staffing Shortage

• Health system crisis: When travelling for care is the only option but fast care is needed

  When it comes to an accident, speed is paramount in ensuring patients have the best chance of recovery, but with a healthcare system in crisis, speedy care is not always the case.

  Health

  Mar 1
  
• Halifax Transit to reduce service amid staffing shortages, union responds

  Halifax Transit plans to temporarily suspend some bus routes and make scheduling adjustments at the end of the month, due to staffing shortages.

  Politics

  Feb 17
  
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• N.S. operating room nurse shortage slows surgical backlog reduction efforts

  Nova Scotia surgeons continue the task of working through a surgical backlog that's nearly 10,000 people more than the 'benchmark standard,' but they're optimistic.

  Health

  Feb 16
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• They worked as medical specialists in their countries, but they can’t get certified in B.C.

  Last November, the B.C. government announced it is expanding a program that helps internationally educated doctors get licences in B.C, but it's only for family doctors.

  Politics

  Feb 9
• ‘Cusp of collapse’: Oliver mayor calls for changes to B.C. health care initiative

  The town of Oliver isn’t on the list of acknowledged underserved communities for B.C.'s loan forgiveness program.

  Health

  Feb 6
• Demand for home renovations in Manitoba still high, staffing low

  The pandemic saw demand for home renovations in Manitoba climb — and according to Tina Driscoll, vice-president of Dynasty Bathrooms, it hasn't stopped.

  Consumer

  Jan 10
• FOI document shines spotlight on staffing shortage in B.C. long-term care

  Interior Health says staffing conditions at the Gateby care facility in Vernon, B.C. have improved since October when FOI records showed a large number of unfilled positions.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2022
• Interior Health working to address lab staffing shortage

  Last week Interior Health announced the permanent closure of a Vernon, B.C., lab that originally shut its doors due to staffing shortages.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2022
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• Okanagan ski resorts facing staffing challenges

  With opening day just weeks away, several ski hills in the Okanagan say they're struggling to fill staff positions for the upcoming season.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2022
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• Ontario hospitals continue to deal with significant staffing shortages

  The Ontario Nurses' Association says it estimates the province is short approximately 30,000 nurses in hospitals and home care settings and calls on the government to do more.

  Health

  Oct 21, 2022