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- 8/20/2012
U.K. hospitals to sell services globally to generate revenue
Some of Britain's best-known hospitals are being lined up by the UK government to export the "NHS brand" around the world and set up profit-making branches overseas to boost their incomes. - 8/20/2012
Sunnybrook Hospital psychiatric nurse retiring after 40 years helping mentally ill
Sitting at the computer, Margaret McDermott, 60, cuts a simple figure. - 8/20/2012
Quebec seeks qualified nurses
Nurses continue to be in high demand throughout Canada, due to a national shortage of qualified workers. Nowhere is this need for nurses more pronounced than in Quebec. - 8/20/2012
Nurse suspended for stealing and taking drugs while on the job
A nurse was suspended for 15 months after his professional association found him guilty of stealing heavy opiates and working under their influence at two Montreal hospitals. - 8/20/2012
Foreign-trained nurses translate skills
- 8/20/2012
Breast cancer foundation gives $3.2M for earlier detection research
TORONTO, ON _ Eight innovative new projects aimed at earlier detection of breast cancer have received more than $3.2 million in funding from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF). - 8/20/2012
396 Saskatoon nurses earn more than $100K
Almost two-thirds of Saskatoon Health Region employees earning more than $100,000 are registered nurses. - 8/19/2012
Doctor excoriates wait times with medical trip to U.S.
Wait times in British Columbia forced a retired doctor to drive to neighbouring Washington state to get a quickly growing tumour removed from her breast. - 8/19/2012
Canada needs national approach to protect against drug shortages, journals say
Shortages of drugs, particularly those used in chemotherapy, as well as antibiotics, antiepileptics and anesthetics, have become increasingly common, unpredictable and widespread in Canada. These shortages result in poorer health for Canadians, with consequences such as worsening of medical conditions, negative reactions to substitute drugs, cancellation of surgeries and procedures, and increased costs to patients and the health care system.