New legislation to tackle narcotics overuse in P.E.I.P.E.I.’s health minister, Doug Currie, plans to table new legislation on Friday to address the alarming increase in the prescribing and dispensing of narcotic pain killers. Colleges Investigation: Ambiguous admin?Should colleges report more detailed information about how much they spend on ‘administration’? OMA eyes a council shakeup Shrinking council, adding term limits and dropping sections up for vote in early May Complaint handling times all over the map Lack of pan-Canadian standards mean it is hard to say if complaints are hanging over some doctors too long Nurses sought in beatings at Russian orphanage Russian authorities have ordered the arrest of two nurses they said severely beat three young children at an orphanage during a night of drinking. Another legal hurdle for MD held in UAE on manslaughter charge A South African physician held in the United Arab Emirates on a medical manslaughter charge is facing another hurdle in his long-running legal saga. DISPATCH: Online ‘toolbox’ tackles inefficient referral processes Opinion: Last-minute B.C. Liberal decision caters to nurses, ignores costs Decision ignores warnings from within their own government that it was expensive, rushed and potentially disruptive. ONA president to Tim Hudak: Demonizing nurses will backfire It’s fascinating to see PC Leader Tim Hudak’s choice of words in his attempts to dehumanize Ontario’s registered nurses and other union members. College: friend or foe? The president of the Ontario college, Dr. Eric Stanton, on why he ran for council— and how it changed his view of the college First Previous 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 Next Last
