Nurses Union President says more help is needed for nurses facing unique challenges in Labrador
President of the Registered Nurses’ Union is making her rounds in Labrador this week to…
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RNU pleased with high percentage of graduate nurses hired
The president of the Registered Nurses’ Union says she’s happy to see the high percentage…
Osborne defends no-poaching clause as more nurses share stories of being frozen out of public system
Health Minister Tom Osborne responded today to news that private agency nurses are being prevented…
Opposition calls on government to be more forthcoming on nursing vacancy numbers
The Opposition parties are calling the government disrespectful and lacking transparency for failing to provide…
Nurses’ union weighs in on plans to address surgical backlogs
There are thousands of people still waiting for surgeries in the province. The surgical backlog…
Registered Nurses’ Union ratifies collective agreement
The close to 6000 registered nurses in the province officially have a new collective agreement.…
Support for international nurses coming to NL
The province is continuing the push for international nurses to make the move to Newfoundland…
New incentives announced for nurse practitioners
The province is introducing more recruitment incentives for health care workers. As NTV’s Ben Cleary…
As government touts recruitment efforts, Nurses’ Union says more work needs to be done
The government has been touting its recruitment efforts during national nurses week, but the head…
Vacancies still on the rise as province reports recruiting more than 400 nurses last year
The province recruited over 400 nurses last year, but vacancies are still on the rise.…
Nurses’ Union looking for more details on enabling nurses to prescribe medications
The province’s nursing union says it’s been left in the dark about details of government’s…
Nurses feeling shortchanged on bonuses
In the midst of a health care crisis, government has recently loosened the purse strings…
