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‘A literal drop in the bucket’: Union reactions to healthcare agreement – DiscoverMooseJaw.com

Violin12/03/2023 104 Views

SEIU-WEST, a union with an office in Moose Jaw and representing over 12,000 healthcare workers across the province, was disappointed in the healthcare funding agreement between the province and the federal government.

On March 1, the two governments announced that they reached an agreement in principle for nearly $6 billion in healthcare funding over the next 10 years.

Back on Feb. 7, the federal government announced $2 billion from the Canada Health Transfer to address immediate pressures on the healthcare system.

The new agreement includes a one-time payment of $61 million top-up on the Canada Health Transfer to address pediatric

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Three years since COVID got here, health care remains changed

Violin12/03/2023 38 Views

The US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee recently held a hearing examining health care workforce shortages. Mon. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., chairman of the committee, said the lack of health care workers would result in many patients not being able to get access to health care.

“We simply in our nation do not have enough doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists, dental hygienists, pharmacists, mental health providers, among other medical professions,” Sanders said.

In response to the shortage, area hospitals are working to address employee burnout, attract new talent, and fill gaps with other means, including innovation with telehealth options.

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The BEST Pure Protein Noodles

Violin09/03/2023 31 Views

I took a group of people to Greece this past September for a keto trip of a lifetime! I always make friends for life with people who come on my adventures around the world and 2 of my new friends are Vito and Aubrey!

Vito and Aubrey are from Toronto Canada and they own a successful restaurant. Vito is quite the chef and I learned a lot from him when we were in Greece.

Oh and YOU should join me on my next adventure to Italy this June! I also have a trip this September to Croatia! Click HERE to

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Protein Sparing Irish Cream – Maria Mind Body Health

Violin02/03/2023 45 Views

St. Patrick’s Day is coming and you all know I love to make the holidays fun for my boys!

This year my son Kai wanted to try Irish Cream so right away I jumped into the kitchen and made the most delicious keto Irish Cream (which was with heavy cream) but then I thought why not make a lighter version for a protein sparing Irish Cream ?

Both the keto Irish Cream and my protein sparing Irish Cream were an absolute hit, I had to share these recipes with you!

HOW TO MAKE PROTEIN SPARING IRISH CREAM

To make my

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‘Burned out’: Nurses join travel nursing agencies for more flexibility, higher pay

Violin19/02/2023 53 Views

As Nova Scotia grapples with a health-care system under strain, some nurses in the province are signing contracts with travel nursing agencies to work elsewhere in Canada.

Higher pay and more flexible schedules are two reasons early career nurses are leaving Nova Scotia hospitals, as Nova Scotia Health struggles to fill 1,024 vacant nursing positions and concerns about working conditions persist.

Some Nova Scotian travel nurses say there are no retention strategies in place to keep nurses here and alleviate staffing shortages. And there are no incentives for travel nurses to return to full-time staff positions, they say, because they

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We asked about your challenges getting a doctor. Here’s what you told us

Violin17/02/2023 74 Views

More than two million Ontarians, according to a recent report, do not have a family doctor and some tell CBC Toronto they are going to drastic lengths looking for solutions.

Although all levels of government have acknowledged the lack of access to a primary care practitioner as an issue, the figures gathered by the INSPIRE-Primary Health Care research group show how big the problem really is.

Dozens of patients and their families reached out to CBC News to tell their stories about their quest to find primary care in response to our survey. Here are a few of them.

In

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As surgical wait lists grow, Canada’s private clinics cash in

Violin15/02/2023 50 Views

It’s a contentious reality in a country with a universal medicare system: Canadians can pay to sidestep the queue for surgeries with long waiting lists, such as hip and knee replacements.

Private clinics across Canada are advertising to prospective patients that within weeks they can get surgeries that typically take six months or more under provincial health plans. The price for a single hip or knee replacement run ranges from $20,000 to $28,000, depending on the clinic.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic driving up surgical wait times, there’s some evidence suggesting a growing number of Canadians are pulling

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NY lifts mask mandate for health care. What to know about hospitals, nursing homes, more

Violin12/02/2023 41 Views

New York is lifting its mask mandate for health care settings on Sunday, but some hospitals plan to keep requiring universal mask wearing in the near term as they finalize policies for the transition to a post-pandemic world.

The end of the state mask mandate will affect hospitals, nursing homes and other medical providers. Each facility will determine whether to require masks, state health officials said, noting the move follows Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance issued in September.

Several health systems on Friday announced visitors, workers and patients will continue to be required to wear masks in hospitals

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