COVID-19.It says the agreement with the Manitoba Nurses Union will allow nurses to be redeployed in personal care homes, intensive care units and designated COVID-19 units.
Winnipeg hospitals still struggling with nursing shortage, high vacancy rates Health Minister Cameron Friesen says it will allow for changes to work assignments, locations, schedules and shifts to support the changing needs of hospital patients and care home residents.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]He says nurses affected by these changes, including those already working in facilities dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks, will get extra pay.