While provincial and territorial premiers agreed to a federal health-care funding deal Monday, not all of them are thrilled with what the feds put on the table. New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs made his discontent with the federal offer known ahead of the announcement of its approval.
Groups representing nurses and doctors are welcoming the federal government s health-care funding proposal but say some of the increase must be used to bolster staffing and improve primary care in a system where there is accountability in how the cash is spent.
Vitalité Health Network and Opportunities New Brunswick are embarking on an international recruitment mission to hire health-care workers from Senegal and Ivory Coast, two countries flagged by the World Health Organization as facing "pressing" health workforce challenges.
New Brunswick has more than 1,000 vacant nursing positions, data from the regional health networks shows, but a self-scheduling pilot expected to begin at Horizon in the coming weeks could help with retention, according to the union.