Silas: Protect patients, protect health professionals, protect public health care. January 30, 2025 (HALIFAX, NS) – Nurse union leaders from across the country joined Canada’s health ministers in Halifax today for a policy discussion with allied health organizations focused on supporting health care workers for the future of public health care. “This is a critical moment […]
Read MoreSilas: Supporting nursing students is key to Canadian-made solutions to our health staffing crisis January 30, 2025 (Ottawa, ON) – More than a quarter of nursing students say they’ve considered leaving their nursing program due to financial difficulties, according to the first national survey of nursing students. “Nursing students are an important part of Canada’s […]
Read MoreSilas: It’s time to get long-term care right. December 9, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – A new campaign from health care and labour groups presses the federal government to make the Safe Long-Term Care Act mandatory and enforceable, ensuring seniors across the country get the care they deserve. “Everyone in Canada deserves safe high-quality long-term care, […]
Read MoreSilas: The evidence is clear: we need higher nurse staffing levels to improve nurse and patient outcomes. November 25, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Nursing leaders from around the world are gathering in Ottawa this week for the first Canadian summit on safe nurse-patient ratios, hosted by the CFNU. “The nurse staffing crisis knows no borders. We are facing […]
Read MoreSilas: It’s time for the full dose of Pharmacare November 14, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), has been appointed to the National Pharmacare Committee of Experts tasked with making recommendations for the government’s implementation of the next stage of national pharmacare. “As a nurse and […]
Read MoreSilas: Safe nurse-patient ratios are the key to nurse retention and patient safety November 14, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – This November, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is hosting the first national summit on nurse-patient ratios – a vital tool for the safety of both nurses and patients. The Nurse-Patient Ratios Summit will bring […]
Read MoreSilas: Every province and territory must sign onto this urgently needed expansion of our public health system October 11, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – “After nearly 40 years of nurses’ and health care workers’ tireless advocacy, national pharmacare legislation has passed. This historic legislation lays the foundation to ensure everyone has access to the medication they […]
Read MoreSilas: Oversight and accountability sorely needed to end the profiteering of the health human resources crisis September 23, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Nationwide spending on for-profit nursing agencies has boomed to billions spent within one fiscal year, revealed a new report from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU). “While governments, employers and unions have […]
Read MoreSilas: Patients’ well-being and access to care hinges on bold federal leadership and action August 6, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Safe patient care is at the heart of working nurses’ recommendations to the federal government in the Canadian Federation of Nurses’ Unions’ (CFNU) pre-budget submission ahead of Budget 2025. “Years of persistent staffing shortages have […]
Read MoreSilas: Only with all levels of government collaborating meaningfully on proven solutions can we end the crisis in care July 17, 2024 (HALIFAX, NS) – As the Council of the Federation’s summer gathering comes to a close, Canada’s nurses unions are urging premiers to listen to the voices of frontline nurses and health care workers […]
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