Increasingly, we are hearing about nurses exiting employers and the nursing profession. We are trying to understand why they are leaving and what we can do to change working conditions and/or supports to keep them in the profession.
Please find attached the Call for Nominations for the positions of Provincial President, First Vice-President and Regional Vice-Presidents in both English and French. Please post this information in your workplace. Also attached are word versions of the sample resume form and candidate article. Local Coordinators, please note that as our e-mail listing includes Bargaining Unit [...]
Front-line Registered Nurses and Registered Respiratory Therapists, members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association, have been denied a request to present to Southlake Regional Health Centre’s Board of Directors regarding the risks to patients as the hospital moves ahead to implement team-based nursing in its intensive care units (ICUs) and the hiring of RNs without critical care training to the ICU.
An independent panel of nursing experts, called in by the ONA to look at care, professional practice issues and the environment in the St. Mary’s General Hospital emergency department, has recommended the hospital recruit more registered nurses (RNs).
Highlights from the June 2021 Provincial Coordinators Meeting are now available.
Updates on COVID-19 and what you can do to help protect yourself and your patients.
In the province of Ontario, June is Seniors' Month. This is a time to recognize the contributions older adults have made in communities across the province. This month is also a time to generate awareness of the health and social issues that seniors face. This year’s theme is Stay Safe, Stay in Touch, which underscores [...]
The urgent need for intensive mental health programming and supports has reached an unsafe point where health-care professionals at the Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia (HPS) have been forced to provide services to almost double the number of clients the provincial guideline on case management capacity states.
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
