Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton.YouTube.com/GovernmentofOntarioAnnouncements
The Ontario government announced a multi-million dollar investment in nursing education programs Friday, but the follow-up media conference seemed to be dominated by questions about concerns raised in the Ontario Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission.
Ontario Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton made the education funding announcement with supporting statements from Ontario Colleges and Universities Minister Ross Romano. She said the province is investing $35 million to increase enrollment in nursing programs in Ontario colleges and universities.
The new spaces will be available for fall 2021 and winter 2022 cohorts and it is expected this will bring approximately 1,130 new practical nurses and 870 registered nurses into the health care system.
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Provincial police reviewing NDP request to look into long-term care deaths
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Last Updated May 10, 2021 at 2:17 pm EDT
Paramedics take away an elderly patient at the Tendercare Living Centre, long-term-care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough, Ont., on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Nearly half of its 254 residents along with 47 staff members so far have tested positive for the coronavirus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Provincial police say they are reviewing a request from Ontario’s NDP party to see if criminal charges are warranted in the deaths of long-term care residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last week, NDP leader Andrea Horwath sent a letter to OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique, calling on the service to investigate deaths that were the result of “neglect” mentioned in several reports that looked into the Ford government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis in long-term care settings.
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