Privacy Commissioner investigating after two families say LPNs took inappropriate photos of patients
The Privacy Commissioner is investigating after two families say LPN’s took inappropriate photos their loved-ones.…
Health
Province increasing capacity for orthopaedic surgeries in St. Anthony, Carbonear
The province is increasing capacity for orthopaedic surgeries in St. Anthony and Carbonear. The Premier…
NAPE sounding alarm on shortage of radiation therapists
First it was doctors, then nurses, now, the province is facing a shortage of radiation…
Province reports nine new COVID deaths with 18 in hospital, four in ICU
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting nine new COVID deaths in the past week, up from…
College of Nurses discusses role in recruiting
Following the province’s announcement to recruit nurses from India, the College of Registered Nurses of…
Chief Medical Officer encouraging residents to double up on flu shot and COVID-19 booster
It’s that time of the year again with flu season is coming up and COVID-19…
Osborne apologizes for not sharing legislation on merging health authorities with privacy commissioner
The province’s health minister apologized today for not sharing legislation on merging the health authorities with…
Province sending recruitment team to India to address nursing shortage
The province has announced new plans to address the nursing shortage by recruiting people from…
Privacy commissioner, opposition parties slam rushed legislation on merging health authorities
The government is moving ahead with merging the four regional health authorities, but the opposition…
NAPE president welcomes newly announced hospital, but worries about worker shortages
A new hospital is coming to st. john’s but the details are scarce. Today, the…
Opposition calls for broader investigation into privacy breaches in Baie Verte
In the House of Assembly Tuesday, the opposition was stepping up its calls for a…
Number of families affected by Baie Verte privacy breach grows to seven
The number of families affected by a privacy breach at a long-term care facility in…
