Silas: 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 […]
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 […]
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