Silas: 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 […]
Read MoreSilas: Bold vision needed to ensure access to care at all ages July 16, 2024 (HALIFAX, NS) – Nurses unions from across the country brought solutions to alleviate staffing pressures from primary care to long-term care at today’s policy breakfast with Canada’s premiers. “Access to care at all ages relies on our nurses and health […]
Read MoreSilas: We won’t let premiers forget that access to care relies on health care workers! July 9, 2024 (OTTAWA, ON) – As Canada’s premiers prepare to meet at the upcoming Council of the Federation next week, nurses unions are pressing provincial leaders to commit to a bold vision for public health care and ensure everyone […]
Read MoreSilas: Federal leadership needed to make nursing jobs the best in our communities April 16, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Canada’s nurses are encouraged by the federal government’s commitments in Budget 2024 to invest in healthy communities, including a national school food program, housing initiatives and pushing forward pharmacare implementation. “Health is connected to every facet […]
Read MoreSilas: Safe nurse-patient ratios critically needed to bring down the pressure and protect patient care March 14, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Persistent staffing shortages have left nurses bearing the crushing weight of overcapacity health care systems across the country. Nurses are chronically working without sufficient resources, with seven in 10 nurses reporting workplaces that are […]
Read MoreSilas: Together, we’ll make it clear, “L’union fait la force!” March 13, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – “Nurses and health care workers across the world are working under dire conditions that compromise their own health and jeopardize patient safety. Quebec is no exception,” explained Linda Silas, President of the 250,000-member-strong Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU). […]
Read MoreSilas: If implemented correctly, the foundation laid today will save countless lives. February 29, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – “Nurses and health care workers have long called for a national pharmacare program to ensure everyone in Canada has access to the medication they need. Today we celebrate a victory that has been years in the making,” […]
Read MoreSilas: With nurses working longer hours than ever before, we must proactively address nurse fatigue. January 11, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – A new report from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) sheds light on the dire impact excessively long working hours have on nurses and their patients. Released today, Safe Hours Save Lives reveals […]
Read MoreSilas: Nurses and patients need to see action that matches the urgency of this crisis. November 7, 2023 (OTTAWA, ON) – “Premiers can not lose sight of just how critically important tackling the nationwide nursing shortage is to bringing Canada out of this health care crisis,” warned Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of […]
Read MoreSilas: To protect patient safety, we need to better retain nurses. October 19, 2023 (Ottawa, ON) – Amidst chronic staffing shortages, hospital inpatient units across Canada have seen a rise in the rate of unintentional harm to patients for the third year in a row, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). At […]
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