Quebec has recruited simply over 1,000 nurses to work full time within the public well being system after saying bonuses to handle continual staffing shortages, the province’s well being minister mentioned Thursday.
Christian Dubé mentioned 1,007 nurses have signed on to date and the federal government can also be in talks with about 1,900 different nurses to see if they are going to tackle a full-time work load.
“I’m extraordinarily inspired and I’ve to let you know it’s just the start,” he advised reporters in Quebec Metropolis.
Final month, Premier François Legault introduced one-time monetary incentives starting from $12,000 to $18,000 amid an pressing lack of nurses within the public system. He described it as a “mini revolution” following months of pandemic-induced stresses which have contributed to a scarcity of 4,300 nurses within the province.
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Dubé mentioned the variety of nurses signing on to work full time remains to be rising, and that it’s going to assist deliver reprieve to those that have been on the entrance strains for months.
“What I’m telling the community is that reinforcements are coming,” he mentioned.
Whereas the bonuses have been welcomed by unions and nurses, the province’s plan has been criticized for not addressing the difficulty of obligatory extra time — which has lengthy been a sticking level within the discipline.
Legault, for his half, has mentioned the is to supply a greater work-life stability and enhance working circumstances too, he added, however so as to do this the province first has to bolster staffing.
Agency deadline for unvaccinated employees
Quebec’s well being minister mentioned he’s standing agency on the deadline for unvaccinated well being employees regardless of issues a few break in companies voiced by the opposition and unions.
Dubé shouldn’t be budging on the looming deadline for the inoculation mandate set out by the province. There will even be no exemptions for spiritual causes, he added.
“I might be very, very clear: we’re agency on Oct. 15,” he mentioned.
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The province is engaged on a contingency plan and the main points might be unveiled subsequent week, Dubé mentioned.
—with information from The Canadian Press
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