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The union representing nurses at Yellowknife's Stanton Territorial Hospital says the territory's use of agency nurses is a 'true threat' to the health-care system, and it's calling on the government to do an 'extensive workplace assessment' of their use.
In a public notice Thursday afternoon, the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority announced any patients with blood-related cancer who are not in active treatment meaning those who need regular bloodwork to monitor their condition will now be sent to Alberta for care instead.
N.W.T. Health and Social Services Minister Lesa Semmler is not expecting lay offs at Stanton Hospital as a result of COVID-era funding coming to an end next month. She says that's because the department wasn't able to staff the additional positions in the first place.
Some patients and advocates in the Northwest Territories are calling on Yellowknife’s Keskorie Boarding Home to stop placing medical travel patients at the Quality Inn hotel, saying many residents report negative experiences there.