nurse-to-patient ratio

Capital Health brings in temp nurses from other provinces

Robert DeVet — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 17:55:29 +0000

Four ICU beds closed because of lack of qualified nurses

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Capital Health is bringing in critical care nurses from other provinces to deal with staffing shortages in Intensive Care Units in metro.

Nurses who walked off the job suspended by Capital Health

Robert DeVet — Thu, 22 May 2014 19:56:52 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Between 150 and 200 nurses will be disciplined by Capital Health, their employer.

"This bill takes away every option that we ever had"

Robert DeVet — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:56:37 +0000

Cape Breton health care workers speak out about Bill 37

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - The scope of Bill 37, the essential services legislation, is much broader than just the NSGEU Registered Nurses who walked the picket line for that one day in March before the law was proclaimed.

Nurses strike ever more likely

Robert DeVet — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:37:54 +0000

"When legislation is brought in, we will go out on the next shift"

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - A strike at hospitals in the Halifax area is becoming more likely now that negotiations between Capital District Health Authority and the Nova Scotia Governme