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Staffing shortages are causing issues throughout Canada's health-care system and now a former full-time nurse is warning that burnout is causing additional attrition in the ranks of heath-care workers.
A new poll suggests the majority of Ontarians support increasing wages for health-care workers, but experts say it might not be top of mind during the provincial election in June.
The pandemic offered us a chance to restructure society, and we’re squandering it
It also showed 72 per cent said there isn't enough staffing to provide quality patient care. The surveys come as hospitals are facing capacity issues and staffing issues due to the pandemic's third wave. Local hospitals have implemented intensive care unit (ICU) surge plans, shuffled staff and shuttered services to try to manage the influx of patients from in and out of the region. Hamilton Health Sciences has also been building a field hospital. As of Tuesday, there are 135 COVID-19 patients in hospital and 62 in the ICU. There are also 23 infected hospital staff and 145 in self-isola...