Hospital workers, whose unions opposed Premier Doug Ford's Bill 124 wage restrictions, have secured pay raises. The hikes were granted by arbitrator William Kaplan and benefit around 45,000 employees including nurses, support workers, cooks, lab technicians, and dietary aides. Although the increases fall short of last year's eight percent inflation rate, Michael Hurley from the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions believes they will be positively received.
In response to unprecedented levels of burnout and turnover among healthcare workers, the Canadian government has announced a $78.5 million investment in initiatives aimed at training and retaining more health professionals. The three main projects focus on developing a competency assessment for international medical graduates, creating a national physician registry, and providing team-based primary care training for around 5,000 healthcare professionals.
In a recent interview with CTV's Your Morning, sleep consultant Amanda Jewson unveiled the concerning trend of "sleep procrastination," which is plaguing the lives of many individuals. This term refers to the act of staying awake past bedtime, engrossed in smartphone scrolling or other leisure activities instead of prioritizing much-needed rest.
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The Canadian Medical Association and 14 other health worker groups are pressing provincial and territorial leaders to keep the healthcare crisis at the top of their agenda. This call to action comes despite a recent $196 billion funding deal for the Canada Health Transfer.
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Hospitals in smaller and rural communities across Ontario are making efforts to recruit, train, and carefully manage schedules in order to prevent the recurrence of temporary ER closures during the summer. Despite ongoing efforts, the issue of staffing shortages has persisted.
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