It doesn’t matter where you look, recruitment of workers and staffing are the challenges facing communities. This story from The Regina Leader-Post highlights the Saskatchewan’s provincial need for nurses. Those on the job are burning out at a faster and faster rate, and the impact on health care is becoming evident. What are they doing about the more than 800 nursing job openings? They’re looking over seas, to the Philippines. And for the nurses union, the relief can’t come soon enough. Get the full story from the Leader-Post.
Why does it matter in Minot? We’re facing all the same shortages and in need of all the solutions we can find.