The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) celebrates the passing of national pharmacare legislation. President of the CFNU Linda Silas remarked, “After nearly 40 years of nurses’ and health care workers’ tireless advocacy, national pharmacare legislation has passed. This historic legislation lays the foundation to ensure everyone has access to the medication they need. Bill C-64 is more … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) released a report showing that nationwide spending on for-profit nursing agencies has grown to billions per year. “While governments, employers and unions have been working to fix workplaces and solve the health care crisis, corporate stakeholders have been taking advantage of the hardship facing our health care system,” said CFNU … Read more
Safe patient care is at the heart of working nurses’ recommendations to the federal government in the Canadian Federation of Nurses’ Unions’ (CFNU) pre-budget submission ahead of Budget 2025. “Years of persistent staffing shortages have left our communities and our patients suffering, and left nurses bearing the crushing weight of overcapacity health care systems across … Read more
As the Council of the Federation’s summer gathering concludes, The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) issued a statement urging premiers to “[…] listen to the voices of frontline nurses and health care workers and prioritize solutions to address the ongoing health staffing crisis and ensure access to care at all ages.” Linda Silas, president of the CFNU … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) issued a release following today’s policy breakfast with nurses unions and premiers. Linda Silas, president of the CFNU, commented “‘Access to care at all ages relies on our nurses and health care workers. The nursing shortage impacts every aspect of our health care system, including primary care, where nurse … Read more
“As leading advocates for a public, universal, single-payer and national pharmacare program over the past two decades, nurses are thrilled to see a long-awaited investment through Budget 2024 toward implementing pharmacare, starting with contraceptive and diabetes coverage,” said Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. “We also applaud the federal government for … Read more
Persistent staffing shortages have left nurses bearing the crushing weight of overcapacity health care systems across the country. Nurses are chronically working without sufficient resources, with seven in 10 nurses reporting workplaces that are regularly overcapacity in a recent Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) survey. “Day in and day out, nurses come face to … Read more
“Nurses and health care workers have long called for a national pharmacare program to ensure everyone in Canada has access to the medication they need. Today we celebrate a victory that has been years in the making,” said Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions on Feb. 29. The proposed legislation follows nurse … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions published a new report, Safe Hours Save Lives, which reveals a critical need to address nurse fatigue and outlines key recommendations to mitigate fatigue-related risks. The report, authored by researcher Dr. Heather Scott-Marshall, examined three outcomes of occupational fatigue: risks associated with patient safety, risks of workplace conflicts and lateral violence, and … Read more
Canadians believe there’s a direct connection between the nursing shortage and the deterioration of health care in our country, according to a new poll from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. More than 90 per cent of Canadians are deeply concerned about the nursing shortage, while 71 per cent believe it is essential to invest in … Read more
