Provinces work to retain, recruit health-care staff

As competition for health-care workers heats up, so too does the bidding.

When the Nova Scotia government announced $10,000 bonuses for public health-care workers this week, New Brunswick was surprised.

“That was a disappointment. I’m not going to say anything different,” said New Brunswick Health Minister Bruce Fitch.

“Not to speak for the premiere but I believe he was disappointed as well because it did put a lot of pressure on the other provinces.”

The race to retain and recruit staff amid a global shortage of workers is at times pitting provinces against one another.

In an interview with CTV

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Is Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (RYH) a Strong ETF Right Now?

The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (RYH) made its debut on 11/01/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Health Care ETFs category of the market.

What Are Smart Beta ETFs?

The ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.

Because market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.

However, some investors believe

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The hands-on way Falmouth High School students are learning real-life budget skills

FALMOUTH — Close to 200 Falmouth High School students had money to burn on Friday.

The students were released into a Credit for Life Fair, armed with laptops and a software program, a career they were considering — with its starting salary.

Their task was to take those theoretical salaries and decide how to spend the money on housing, transportation, food, health care and six other necessities. Their choices subtracted set amounts from their salaries, leaving them with the amount of money they might have left over after covering necessities.

Expenses added up quickly.

“Teachers don’t make the most money,

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Three years since COVID got here, health care remains changed

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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