On Tuesday, both the United Nurses of Alberta and the Alberta Medical Association’s Section of Emergency Medicine sent letters to Chief Medical Officer of Health Mark Joffe urging him to implement temporary mask mandates and take other measures to reduce the wave respiratory infections battering children’s hospitals in Alberta. United
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OPSEU Diablogue: Still waiting for “earliest possible opportunity” to regulate patient transfer
“This is a case where the wheels are literally falling off the bus.” – Andre Marin, Toronto Star, July 16, 2013 Back in June 2011 the Ontario government promised legislation “at the earliest opportunity” to regulate the private patient transfer … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Much left on health care agenda by prorogued parliament
The decision by Premier Dalton McGuinty to step down and shut down the provincial parliament leaves many questions about the future of Ontario’s health care. With no parliament, there will be no review of the Local Health Integration Networks, a … Continue reading →
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