Nova Scotia health unions say ERs in crisis after email warned of ‘dying’ patients
Janet Hazelton, president of the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union, says the problem is partly due to COVID-19, a surge in influenza cases and to other respiratory illnesses, but she says labour shortages are a long-standing issue.Patients leaving overcrowded Nova Scotia ER without being seen: managers
She says unions have been calling for years for more recruitment and retention measures, adding that a bonus program hasn’t worked to retain ER nurses. Hazelton says it’s possible the strong language in the managers’ email is being driven by fears that Nova Scotia’s ERs will follow the pattern in New Brunswick, where two people are reported to have recently died in hospital waiting areas.
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