In this episode, we talk about nurse burnout as a critical issue that affects this particular group of healthcare workers across the country, while providing you with information to recognize its signs and symptoms.
The head of Ontario’s healthcare bureaucracy wants more integration between the public and private sectors to prevent hospitals from being “cannibalized” as the Ford government considers introducing more privately delivered care to reduce pressure on the public system. In an interview with Global News, Matthew Anderson, CEO of Ontario Health said the private sector has historically operated independently in Ontario and suggested the continuation of that system could lead to additional poaching.
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the province is expanding a program that allows paramedics to take patients somewhere other than an emergency room, such as a mental health facility, or to treat them on scene. The program is aimed at health system stability and recovery, and it comes as a nursing staffing shortage has seen emergency departments across the province close for hours or days at a time throughout the summer.
Sleep is essential for the body to remain physically and mentally healthy. However, due to multiple factors, such as the pandemic, understaffing, longer shifts, etc., many healthcare workers are getting less and less sleep every week, which is affecting their work performance and personal lives. In this episode, we offer several recommendations that will help workers get more shut-eye.
An online poll by the Vancouver-based Research Co. revealed that more than a third of Canadian households have been impacted by COVID-19 since public health measures were lifted where they live. 37% of Canadians reported they got infected themselves, or someone in their household. The survey conducted between Aug. 1 and Aug. 3 included 1,000 respondents from across the country.
Ontario’s health minister, Sylvia Jones, said that six hospitals had to close ERs and other departments last weekend, but argued that the situation wasn’t unprecedented. Jones revealed that individual hospitals are working with Ontario Health to try to reassign staff and avoid such closures when they loom, but it happens “occasionally.” The minister also said the situation Ontario is facing is not unique, as jurisdictions across the country have reported similar staffing challenges and closures.
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