Nurses who work full time in hospitals and care facilities across Nova Scotia will get a $10,000 bonus this year and can get $10,000 more next year if they agree to work until 2026. Other health care workers are getting a one-time $5,000 bonus this year.
The Nova Scotia College of Nursing announced Thursday it is taking new measures to make it easier for nurses to move from other parts of Canada and around the world.
A top government official told Nova Scotia’s standing committee on health Tuesday that a “significant deficit” of long-term care staff led to the province paying $30 million to so-called “travel nurses” to fill gaps in long-term care.
A top government official told Nova Scotia’s standing committee on health Tuesday that a “significant deficit” of long-term care staff led to the province paying $30 million to so-called “travel nurses” to fill gaps in long-term care.