Maria Young was one of dozens of nurses who attended a rally in Corner Brook on Tuesday calling on the Newfoundland and Labrador government to eliminate mandated overtime as emergency rooms across the province face extraordinary pressure.
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Yvette Coffey, president of the Registered Nurses' Union Newfoundland and Labrador, says union data suggests 40 per cent of members say they'll leave the profession if conditions don't improve.
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A warning from Eastern Health about “unprecedented pressures” and long wait times in two St. John’s emergency rooms is indicative of the problems plaguing Newfoundland and Labrador health care, say the presidents of the associations representing paramedics and registered nurses.