British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio as part of its plan to improve workload standards in public health.
The move is a key plank in the tentative contract reached between the province and the Nurses Bargaining Association last week.
Health Minister Adrian Dix says setting a nurse-to-patient ratio is “the leading international practice” for retaining nurses and delivering quality health care.
Dix says the government will also work with the B.C. Nurses’ Union on a “national and international” recruitment plan, backed by $750 million in new funding over the next three years.
Premier David Eby says the new nurse-to-patient model will transform the way people are
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