Congratulations to @SUNnurses on 50 years of being Saskatchewan's voice for Registered Nurses and health care! Canada's nurses are proud to work in #solidarity with Saskatchewan RNs. Together, we are a powerful force for change ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
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"At times, our RNs working in long-term care facilities have no one coming in to replace them when a shift ends, forcing them to stay on overnight as the only nurse in the building. No one should have to work for 24 hours straight."
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https://t.co/NztYOKk5Ev #cdnhealth
PEI ranks last across the provinces for access to a health care provider. @PEINursesUnion says the province has put too much focus on recruitment, and not enough on retention. Govts need to listen to nurses on the front lines!
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The duct tape ribbon is catching on...It symbolizes ha health system barely being held together, literally and figuratively, and the urgent need to fix it. https://t.co/C0orVfX7vU via @PEINursesUnion@CFNU#DuctTapeForHealthcare
(keep sending me your duct tape ribbon photos)
“As we work to solve the health care crisis that’s raging across the country, analysis on agency nurses is sorely needed,” says @CFNUPresident Linda Silas.
Read more about our new study with Queen's University: https://t.co/x1FCiWs7Bk #cdnhealth#canlab#cdnpoli
From tax incentives to eliminating private staffing agencies, the CFNU is proposing critical initiatives to the federal govt as a part of a holistic strategy building on efforts to reverse the decline of our health care systems. https://t.co/Kjq5tJ7F8b #cdnhealth#cdnpoli#canlab
Productive Discussions! 🤝Minister @markmclanepei committed to quarterly meetings with PEINU, reflecting the dedication to addressing member concerns. Stay tuned for updates! 3/3 🌟#NursingCommunity#Healthcare
📢 PEINU President Barbara Brookins & Executive Director Stephanie Gallant met with @PEIwellness Minister of Health @markmclanepei , Deputy Minister Lisa Thibeau, @healthpei CEO Michael Gardam & Ryan White from HPEI Talent Mgt. 🤝 1/ #HealthcareLeaders#PEINU#Healthcare
As part of this meeting many critical topics were discussed:
Vacancy Rates, @healthpei use of travel nurses, safe hours of work, @PEIwellness Principle Nursing Advisor, @UPEI nursing programs, IEUs, NPs, Mobile Crisis Response Program and new negotiated retention incentives. 2/2
Please be advised that the provincial office is closed on December 26-30th 2022 and will re-open on January 2/2023.
Ways of contact: your resident (https://t.co/08DCKP1NZG)
call the PEINU office at (902) 892-7152.
send an email to the attention of Stephanie [email protected]
"We can't cherry pick - we need to have an integrated strategy across all of the jurisdictions," says @DrIvyBourgeault.
A coordinated, evidence-based pan-Canadian health human resources action plan with targeted investment is the key to fixing our health care system. #cdnhealth
“In 2023, The Canada Games March Break will occur Monday, February 20th- Sunday, March 5th.
PEINU members will need to submit vacation requests for this time period by the deadline, of November 30th, 2022.
Congratulations to the NP Week swag winners and thank you to all who participated in the contest.
The PEI Nurses' Union is pleased to welcome you to our office to pick up your swag set during office hours
The winners are:
Amy Garrett
Shauna Wright
Megan Larkin
Kelsey Larter