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Canada’s nurses applaud the announcement in the federal budget of an Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, chaired by Dr. Eric Hoskins, with a mandate to work towards the implementation of a national pharmacare plan. For more than 20 years, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) has been calling for universal prescription …

By Mona O’Shea, President of the PEI Nurses’ Union As President of the PEI Nurses’ Union, I represent over 1,200 Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners employed in our public health care system, many of whom work in the Provincial Home Care program.  The recent move by the provincial government to use federal tax dollars to …

Unions representing home care workers in P.E.I. are expressing concerns over what they say is a move towards privatizing P.E.I.’s health-care system. Mona O’Shea, president of the P.E.I. Nurses Union which represents registered nurses (RNs) in the home care sector, said while there needs to be better access, there are also concerns over three new …

The PEI Nurses’ Union and CFNU are pleased to announce, after reviewing all the written essays, EMILY G. WHYTOCK, UPEI, has been awarded the Canadian Federation Nurses Union Bursary for the value of $1000.00. Congratulations!   Below is the winning essay: The Value of Being a Member of a Nurses’ Union What is a nurse? A …

GUEST OPINION We question the recent move by the P.E.I. government to pay public money to a private company, Medavie/Island EMS. This is a private company that employs paramedics. The government recently announced three new initiatives which will see Health P.E.I. partnering with Island EMS. Approximately $450,000 of the $750,000 in new federal homecare money …

Maureen Coulter (Maureen.Coulter@theguardian.pe.ca)  Published: Dec 04, 2017 at 5:11 p.m. Updated: Dec 04, 2017 at 5:12 p.m.   FacebookTwitterMore490 Shirley James of Sherwood is this year’s recipient of the Provincial Shelley L. Woods Excellence in Person-Centered Care Award. – Maureen Coulter/The Guardian CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – It all began on a farm in Morell. Growing up, Shirley James, along …

Class aims to make health-care experience better for newcomers CBC News Posted: Nov 30, 2017 5:00 PM AT Last Updated: Nov 30, 2017 5:00 PM AT UPEI nursing students Bernadette Cheverie, left, and Julia Johnson play a game during their cultural inclusion class. (Karen Mair/CBC) Related Stories How international students at UPEI are sharing language and culture …

Province hopes new nursing strategy will strengthen recruitment and retention By Cody MacKay, CBC News Posted: Nov 30, 2017 8:00 PM AT Last Updated: Nov 30, 2017 8:00 PM AT The P.E.I. Nurses’ Union says expanding UPEI’s nursing program would help chip away at growing need for nurses. (File Photo) Related Stories New course for P.E.I. health workers caring …

Workplace violence on pace for 40% increase this year By Kevin Yarr, CBC News Posted: Nov 29, 2017 4:00 PM AT Last Updated: Nov 29, 2017 4:00 PM AT Violent incidents are happening in all departments, Health PEI says. (CBC) Health-care workplace violence under-reported, suggests Ontario study Health PEI is concerned it is in the midst of a significant …

The Guardian Published: Nov 25, 2017 at 8:19 a.m. FacebookTwitterMore86 The P.E.I. Nurses’ Union is drawing government’s attention to a nurses shortage. (Submitted photo) – Submitted Increased registered nurse recruitment and retention essential for patient care BY MONA O’SHEA GUEST OPINION Recent media coverage regarding the psychiatrist shortage on P.E.I. has brought public attention to the …

Money set aside, consulting firm hired, province says CBC News Posted: Nov 22, 2017 5:12 PM AT Last Updated: Nov 22, 2017 5:12 PM AT The new Mental Health and Addictions Campus will replace the Hillsborough Hospital in Charlottetown. (CBC) Related Stories ‘It’s just about finding that balance’: P.E.I. looks to replace, renew and develop mental health …

  Published: Nov 15, 2017 at 6:25 p.m. FacebookTwitterMore103 Doug Newson, left, chairman of the 2017-18 Friends for Life Campaign, and grateful former QEH patient Gary Rayner. (JIM DAY/THE GUARDIAN) QEH Foundation launches Friends for Life Campaign CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – For more than 30 years, Lynda Rayner was part of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s caring team. …