The health system is buckling under the strain of overcapacity ERs while dealing with staff shortages, says union president Tracy Zambory.
The health system is buckling under the strain of emergency rooms that are overcapacity on a daily basis while dealing with routine staff shortages due to sick days or other leave, according to union president Tracy Zambory.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“They’re even being placed in the trauma areas. Trauma nursing is specialized nursing. It is not something that a brand new grad should be put in,” she added, saying it was a serious matter which needs to be addressed. The concerns were raised to the union on Thursday by staff at the hospital, a union spokesperson said. Some days, shifts will have half or more of their staff missing meaning staff will work “a massive amount of overtime,” Zambory added.Article content
Further complicating matters it that two senior nurses who were at Regina General recently left their positions. The mix of junior and senior nursing staff is not working, she said. Patient outcomes will suffer if the unsustainable workloads are not addressed, Zambory said. She repeated a call for the province to work with the union to
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