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MANITOBA nurses haven’t yet been told how the province will deal with staff shortages during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, union officials say.
MANITOBA nurses haven’t yet been told how the province will deal with staff shortages during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, union officials say.
Around 20 per cent of nursing positions in all areas of Manitoba are vacant, except for northern Manitoba, where vacancy rates spiked to 47 per cent, according to data gathered by the Manitoba Nurses Union.
MNU president Darlene Jackson said the time to address shortages was two or three years ago, and now that Manitoba is relying on burnt-out nurses to work higher and higher levels of mandated and voluntary overtime, there is no easy fix.