TORONTO, November 8, 2022 /CNW/ — Nurses are dismayed that another meeting of provincial and federal officials has taken place without a concrete plan to deal with the country’s deepening nursing crisis.
The Association of Registered Nurses ontario (RNAO) is shocked by the two-day meeting of the health ministers and their federal colleague vancouver returned no results as healthcare systems collapse and Canadians experience delays in care.
“We are still in the grip of the pandemic, entering flu season with overwhelmed emergency rooms across the country and Canadians experiencing record wait times for surgeries and diagnostic procedures. We need a way forward, not more talks without results,” says Dr. Claudette HollowayPresident of the RNAO.
says Holloway Ottawa must strengthen and increase provincial and territorial government health transfers to meet a long list of underfunded health priorities, particularly the severe nursing crisis. More money for primary care, home care, long-term care, and mental health and addiction is also badly needed. At the same time, “It is of paramount importance to reassure Canadians that new funds are dedicated solely to increasing universal access to care and not to a dollar for private, for-profit care,” Holloway said.
Action in these priority areas requires predictable, stable funding. Healthcare spending used to be shared equally between the federal and state governments, but Ottawas The share has fallen below 25 percent and is expected to shrink further to …
