If a doctor is considering moving to New Brunswick, she or he are going to call a colleague here and ask them, What s it like? said Coon. If their answer is, I have absolutely no life other than my work and I can t focus on my practice the way I want to because of my hospital obligations, that s not going to be a very attractive message that potential new doctor to New Brunswick is receiving.
While Health Minister Dorothy Shephard didn t respond directly to Coon s idea, she did concede word of mouth did play a huge role in attracting doctors to the province.
N.L. reports 1 new case of COVID-19 connected to Eastern Health cluster
There is one new case of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador on Thursday, connected to the recent cluster in the Eastern Health region.
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Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting one new case of COVID-19 related to a cluster in the Eastern Health region, and one new presumptive positive case in the same region. (NIAID Integrated Research Facility/Reuters)
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting one new case of COVID-19 on Thursday, connected to the recent cluster in the Eastern Health region.
The new case is a female under 19 years old and is a contact of a previously known case in the cluster a member of the same household. The woman is self-isolating and contact tracing is complete. The Department of Health said the new case is the previously suspected case connected to a daycare, announced last week. Additional testing confirmed the case, said a spokesperson
Tens of thousands of patients wait for family doctor in New Brunswick
Thousands of people have been added since the fall to the waiting list for a family doctor in New Brunswick, according to figures released by the province.
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As of Dec. 31, a total of 44,226 people have been registered with Patient Connect New Brunswick
Posted: Feb 02, 2021 8:42 AM AT | Last Updated: February 2
The province of New Brunswick competes with every other province to attract and retain physicians, who are in great demand across Canada. (Hannah McKay/Reuters/Pool)
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CUPE has called on the New Brunswick government to improve working conditions for LPNs, including pay equity with the rest of the Atlantic provinces, and the ability to call themselves nurses. (Shutterstock / hxdbzxy)
The union representing licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in New Brunswick says the province is on the verge of a retention and recruitment crisis.
CUPE held a virtual news conference Monday calling on the Higgs government to take several steps to address the situation.
“The Higgs government has not recognized the value of their work, their scope of practice, or the valuable service they provide to New Brunswickers,” said Norma Robinson, president of CUPE Local 1252, which represents more than 2,000 LPNs.
Robinson said CUPE negotiated a commitment with the government in 2017 to review the LPN classification due to the evolution of their work and to address the monetary value of their changes.”