What's New

►  BCNU's Decision to Withdraw from CFNU - please click here to read message from Linda Silas, President of Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions regarding BCNU's decision.

►  The PEINU believes that educating and informing our members is the best way to promote and defend improved working conditions and high quality health care. With the ongoing development of its new education and communications programs, the Union will strive to listen as well as to speak. Members are welcome to send ideas or suggestions for workshop/educational topics to Communications, Education & Research Officer, Melanie Taylor. Please e-mail melanie@peinu.com or call 892-0311.

►  The system-wide plan by government for the Collaborative Model of Care is currently being planned for some worksites and is now being implemented in others. The following sites were being implemented with the MOC as of April, 2011: QEH Unit 3, PCH Surgical/Restorative, Wedgewood, Summerside-Homecare, KCMH, Colville Manor, Maplewood Manor, Community Hospital, QEH - Unit 7, PCH - Medical/Palliative, and Queens-Homecare.

The following sites are currently being planned (as of April, 2011): Kings-Homecare, West-Homecare, QEH-Unit 8, Margaret Stewart Ellis, Souris Hospital, Stewart Memorial Hospital, Summerset Manor, QEH-Units 1 & 2, QEH/PCH - Inpatient/Psych Unit, PE Home, and Western Hospital.