The third of six episodes of the Al Jazeera documentary series Indian Hospital takes a look at how at the heart of every hospital are its nurses—often unappreciated, undervalued and underpaid.
Companies supplying products and services to Canadian hospitals have been experiencing a tight squeeze on prices over the past few years, and they should not expect to feel any relief in the foreseable future.
Nurses outside the Halifax region are ready to walk off the job if they don't get wage parity with their colleagues at Capital Health, their union leader says.
Retiring nurses at Bluewater Health are leaving big shoes to fill, and the union representing registered practical nurses fears those shoes will be left empty.
