The investment will go towards retaining, training and recruiting medical staff across the province and towards boosting safety in hospitals. The measures, which aim to retain its 40,000 healthcare workers, include weekend premiums, wellness incentives and the reimbursement of licensing fees. Doctors and community health clinics will be incentivized to extend their hours. Investments in training will expand a program that pays undergraduate nurses to work during their studies. The funding also includes incentives for nurses returning from retirement and internationally educated nurses. The province will also increase the number of publicly funded psychiatry and psychology positions.
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November 14, 2022