N.B. unaware health network signed more private nursing deals, official says
Two agreements worth up to $138-million signed by Vitalité Health Network were finalized without informing the province’s health department
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Two agreements worth up to $138-million signed by Vitalité Health Network were finalized without informing the province’s health department
Spending on nursing agencies has ballooned in some provinces as staffing shortages have forced many health authorities to pay high rates for temporary workers
New Brunswick’s auditor general is facing a lawsuit by his former deputy, who alleges in a court filing that her firing earlier this year was “retaliatory.”
The New Brunswick government gave itself 24 months to design and hold a competition for a 10-year, $30-million health services contract, but has reversed itself and awarded the work to Moncton's Medavie Blue Cross without seeking any bids.
Auditor general's Vestcor fight may have to be settled in court New Brunswick Auditor General Kim Adair-MacPherson has support in some accounting and auditing circles for the merit of her request to gain access to the financial records of the pension investment and management body Vestcor, but her office is not saying if she is prepared yet to escalate the effort into a legal fight. Social Sharing