Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
representing 156,000 nurses and student nurses, advances solutions to improve patient care, working conditions and our public health care system.
Delegates to the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Biennial Convention that ended in Toronto today have donated $33,769 to Partners for Mental Health. The funds will go to Partners for Mental Health to assist with awareness, education and engagement campaigns to support the group’s mission of catalyzing a social movement. In addition, a portion will go to the Canadian Mental Health Association.
University of Toronto economist David K. Foot, author of such best-selling books as Boom, Bust & Echo and The Coming Demographic Shift, will address the closing session of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions’ 2013 Biennial Convention at 1 p.m. this afternoon in Toronto.
Canadians have identified two major gaps in long-term care as key problems with the country’s health care system, a nationwide survey commissioned by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions indicates.
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On June 14, 2013, Linda Silas, CFNU President, sent a letter to all Members of the Canadian Senate, urging them to reject Bill C-377 during the upcoming vote in the Senate of Canada. Here is the brief based on a presentation made May 30, 2013 by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.
New figures on rates of absenteeism and overtime worked by nurses throughout Canada clearly illustrate the need for all health care systems to place more emphasis on safe staffing levels at hospitals and other care facilities, says Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions President Linda Silas.
The Canadian Health Coalition and Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration are hosting an international conference entitled: ‘Rethinking Drug Coverage: Time for Universal Pharmacare?’
A new poll commissioned by the Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) reveals that a clear majority of Canadians feel that access to prescription drugs should be based on the patient’s medical needs, and most would support a universal drug plan to ensure that all Canadians are covered for medically necessary prescription drugs.
Judith Shamian elected as president of International Council of Nurses
Shamian, formerly of Mount Sinai and more, takes reins at council after congress in Australia.
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