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TORONTO -- The Ontario Nurses' Association is sounding the alarm about layoffs of Registered Nurses by cash-strapped hospitals, and warns patients will pay the price. The union, which represents 60,000 registered nurses, says there were 770 RN positions cut across Ontario last year, and hospitals in Windsor and Kitchener have already announced more RN layoffs this month. The hospitals…

The University of Regina & Saskatchewan Polytechnic are pleased to offer the Master of Nursing - Collaborative Nurse Practitioner Program (CNPP). Graduates of the program will have both academic and clinical preparation in the knowledge, skill, judgment and essential competencies that are required for the Canadian NP examination and primary care nurse practitioner practice.  The…

#ptsafety  #nursing  #skpoli On January 5, 2016, I received communication from officials at the Ministry of Health advising the Minister was approving changes to bylaws regulating the nursing activities of licensed practical nurses (LPNs). This decision in turn affects numerous aspects of the practice of registered nurses. I am very concerned that this decision ignores significant…

Ottawa, ON - Canada Revenue Agency Today, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, P.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue, announced she has waived reporting requirements for labour organizations and labour trusts, arising from Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations), for fiscal periods starting on December 31, 2015 and through 2016. These…

Source: Global Regina REGINA – The organization representing Saskatchewan doctors says it’s concerned that the government’s decision to allow people to pay privately for MRIs is a hasty policy. A letter to physicians from the president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association says it opposes the move and told Health Minister Dustin Duncan that at the end of October. Dr. Mark…