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Who is in charge of the vaccine rollout in Manitoba that’s a question many nurses in the province are asking, including in the Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) region.
The region put out an internal call for COVID vaccine program support intake for PMH employees only, about a month ago.
Darlene Jackson, prresident of the 12,000 member Manitoba Nurses Union. (Submitted) As more COVID-19 vaccine is delivered in the coming weeks, teams of people will be needed throughout our region to make this historic immunization campaign a success, PHM states.
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)
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