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Report: Recommendations to the Manitoba Government and RHAs Regarding H1N1 |
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The H1N1 Pandemic hit Manitoba particularly hard. With nearly nine hundred lab-confirmed cases across the province, the healthcare system's preparedness and ability to cope with the emergency situation were put to the test in many regions. Intensive Care Units in several facilities were running at maximum capacity for weeks at a time, while other areas in hospitals were forced to deal with a large influx of suspected flu cases.
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Brief on the Regulated Health Professions Act and publishing names of disciplined nurses |
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(June, 2009) Presented to the Minister of Health, this brief says that publishing the names of nurses battling drug addictions is harmful to their rehabilitation. The public is not protected by publishing the names, but through the many restrictions imposed on a nurse's ability to practice.
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Brief on Workplace Safety and Health and Workers' Compensation Board issues for Manitoba nurses |
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BR_2006_WH&S_Brief
(October 2007) Presented to the Minister of Labour in October 2007, this brief covers three areas: An overview of the environment in which nurses work, some of the opportunities for dealing with workplace injuries proactively and a review of issues relating to how workplace safety and injuries to nurses are handled in Manitoba.
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Submission to the external review of Manitoba's Regional Health Authority System |
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BR_2007_RHA_Review
(September 2007) This submission provides MNU perspectives on the successes and challenges of the Regional Health Authority system. It incorporates comments from local leaders from across the province, from MNU Board Members as well as Labour Relations staff.
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Long term care in Manitoba |
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BR_2006_LongTermCare
(December 2006) This report examines long term care in Manitoba, bringing together the expert observations and analysis of Manitoba's nurses and the work of a number of other studies that have look at issues in long term care in recent years. It examines key issues such as patient acuity, facility standards, workplace violence, resident health and safety and staffing from the perspective of the current situations, trends and what Manitobans should reasonably expect from the long term care system. The report offers recommendations in all these areas.
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Communications 