RNAO Updates

Welcome to my Tuesday, January 18 blog. Huge thanks to the healthcare workers who drove and walked to get to work on the biggest snowstorm in decades, and those who stayed for shifts up to 30 hours straight when other workers became stranded in the snow. This week we share: 1) RNAO’s submission to the Toronto Board of Health on return to school; and 2) how France's contact tracing tool and health pass became the most popular app in the country. Scroll down for several upcoming RNAO webinars in January.

Welcome to my Wednesday, January 12 blog. Read my message as we begin 2022 amid a fifth wave. This week we share: 1) A health system on the verge of total collapse – RNAO’s open letter to Premier Doug Ford; 2) RNAO’s continuing media profile for December 2021; and 3) Canada’s failure to respond with foresight when it comes to COVID-19. Scroll down for several upcoming RNAO webinars in January.

Welcome to my Tuesday, December 21 blog. Read my message to wrap 2021 and welcome a healthy, better and brighter 2022. This week we share: In three media releases, RNAO addresses the government’s response to the nursing crisis, Omicrom-led wave and concerns about health-system collapse. Scroll down for several upcoming RNAO webinars in January.

Welcome to my Tuesday, December 14 blog. This week we share: (1) Ontario’s nursing crisis – next steps in #RepealBill124 campaign; (2) Repeal Bill 124 – RNAO asks for pledge of support from MPPs; (3) Omicron variant becoming dominant in Canada and driving new wave; and (4) what we know about the science of Omicron. Scroll down for policy updates and action alerts, as well as several RNAO webinars this week.

Welcome to my Tuesday, December 7 blog. This week we share: (1) RNAO welcomes expansion of boosters and says Omicron is the #VaccineInjusticeVariant; (2) Canada needs to support global vaccine equity if we don’t want another Omicron; and (3) RNAO’s continuing media profile – the November 2021 report. Scroll down for policy updates and action alerts, as well as several RNAO webinars this week!

Welcome to my Sunday, November 28 blog. This week we share: (1) a note to Premier Doug Ford calling to repeal Bill 124; (2) the nursing staffing crisis that is killing people in the UK; (3) what we know about the new Omicron variant; and (4) seeking nominations for the best in nursing – the 2022 Nursing Now Ontario Awards. Scroll down for policy updates and action alerts, as well as several RNAO webinars this week.

Welcome to my Sunday, November 21 blog. This week we share: (1) nurses gather in Toronto to rally – a recap of the #RepealBill124 rally; (2) an infectious disease doctor explains why we should not hesitate to vaccinate children who are 5 and older; and (3) vaccine injustice: rich countries only shared 14% of COVID-19 vaccine doses promised to poorer nations. Scroll down for policy updates and action alerts, as well as six RNAO webinars this week!

Welcome to our Sunday, November 14 report. This week we share: (1) Join us at the rally to repeal Bill 124 on Sunday, November 14 at noon; (2) Ontario nurses discuss the crisis in the profession during RNAO’s Fall Tour, which builds on (3) RNAO’s just released political action bulletin on Ontario’s RN understaffing crisis: Impact and solution; and (4) nurses celebrate National Nurse Practitioner Week and call for scope expansion to improve access for Ontarians. Scroll down for policy updates and action alerts, as well as RNAO’s upcoming webinars.

Welcome to our Saturday, November 6 report. This week we share: (1) Join us at the rally for climate emergency action today, Saturday Nov. 6, at 1:00 pm; (2) Join us at the rally to repeal Bill 124 on Sunday, November 14; (3) RNAO’s disappointment with Premier Ford’s decision not to mandate vaccination for all health-care workers; (4) Ontario’s economic statement signals government’s concerns with nursing human resources; and (5) RNAO’s October media report. Scroll down for policy updates and action alerts, as well as RNAO’s upcoming webinars.

Welcome to our Saturday, October 30 report. Join the Nov. 6 rally for climate emergency action, and the Nov. 14 rally organized by @NurseWithSign to call for the repeal of Bill 124. An update on the federal court ruling on Indigenous child welfare compensation. This week we share articles on: (1) Hospitals ‘bleeding out’ as nursing shortage intensifies; and (2) The Lancet calls for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health. Scroll down for RNAO’s upcoming webinars.