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Stefanson responds to criticism about absence of life-and-death protocol By: Carol Sanders and Kevin Rollason | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 18, 2021 Save to Read Later
Health Minister Heather Stefanson says the province can expand to 170 ICU beds and shouldn t need a triage protocol to decide who gets a bed and who doesn t.
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If one is required, there s an ethical framework doctors can use, she said. The ethical framework was put in place to ensure that in the event that a triage protocol is needed, it is there to help doctors put that in place, Stefanson told reporters after question period Tuesday.
Manitoba nurses feel concerns aren t being heard, they re being stretched thin, survey findings suggest
The professional association that represents all Manitoba nurses is calling on the provincial government to provide nurses with resources and include nurses in health-care decisions, following a survey that suggests nurses feel their concerns aren t being heard and they re being overstretched.
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Posted: Jan 12, 2021 10:13 PM CT | Last Updated: January 13
Patients cannot receive the level of care they need because of staffing shortages, mandated overtime, increased patient needs and nurses being redeployed in areas outside their expertise, suggests a survey conducted by the Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba.(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images)