Healthcare

A 37-year-old nurse at Hillside Psychiatric Centre was grabbed by the throat by a patient with a history of violence Sunday night who then ripped away her security card and escaped from the facility.

With nurses at hospitals in Wiarton and Meaford trying to streamline their jobs, some startling facts have emerged about their typical shifts.

The 30-second commercials, created by PANS, first aired on CTV in fall last year and are now making a second appearance.

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.

A male nurse who used the hand of an unconscious patient to try to touch a colleague's breast has had his licence suspended.

Christine Spencer is looking to take the conversation about end-of- life care from Maison Vale Hospice into the community.

Could a nurse practitioner relieve the workload of physicians and ease the wait times?