1 year ago
Age officially lowered for breast cancer screening to 40
For every 1,000 breast screenings in this province, five of them will have a positive cancer result. While those numbers are on par with the rest of Canada, this province is aligning itself with other provinces by reducing age restrictions for who can get a screening. NTV’s Jodi Cooke has more.
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1 year ago
Nurses’ union calling for government to hire more local graduates
Last week, the province’s health authority repeated plans to reduce its reliance on agency nurses. Today, the registered nurse’s union says this should have been done long ago. NTV’s Becky Daley has more.
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1 year ago
N.L. Health Services cutting back on use of agency nurses
The continued use of agency nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador is raising concern among unions. But as NTV’s Beth Penney tells us, NL Health Services says they are cutting back as best they can.
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1 year ago
NL Health Services CEO to Hold Media Availability
The CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services Dr. Pat Parfrey will hold a media availability today. The event takes place at the Health Innovation Acceleration Centre in St. John’s at 11:30 a.m.
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