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Tory appointee latest Manitoba official to ignore pleas to avoid travel during pandemic By: Larry Kusch | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021
Last Modified: 9:03 PM CST Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 | Updates
The chairman of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority board of directors is in sunny Arizona, at a time when the health system is in crisis and governments are pleading with the public to avoid international travel.
The chairman of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority board of directors is in sunny Arizona, at a time when the health system is in crisis and governments are pleading with the public to avoid international travel.
Brandon Sun By: Michele LeTourneau, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Posted:
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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.
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Public health nurses left out of planning process By: Larry Kusch | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021
Last Modified: 9:35 AM CST Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 | Updates
Retired and practising nurses who responded to a government plea for help to administer COVID-19 vaccinations are calling the recruitment process a gong show and a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing.
Retired and practising nurses who responded to a government plea for help to administer COVID-19 vaccinations are calling the recruitment process a gong show and a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing.
Province puts PPE selection in health-care workers hands Posted:
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Changes to personal protective equipment guidelines will make it easier for Manitoba health-care workers to stay safe in settings where there is an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19, the provincial government says.
A new agreement announced Wednesday between Shared Health and Manitoba Nurses Union will allow staff to select the most appropriate protection they require when treating COVID-positive or suspect patients.
An N95 mask. Ensuring health-care workers have access to the supplies they need to keep themselves safe while providing care to COVID-positive or suspect Manitobans has been a priority throughout our pandemic response, Health Minister Heather Stefanson said in a written statement.