News - Nurses

New data from Manitoba’s nursing colleges shows that Manitoba saw a net increase of 494 more nurses over the last year, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

Front-line health services will remain protected despite challenging economic realities under an agreement reached between the Manitoba government and the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU), Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk has announced.

The practical nursing (PN) program at Assiniboine Community College (ACC) will now provide graduates with a diploma to recognize their important role in Manitoba’s health-care system, Premier Greg Selinger, Advanced Education and Literacy Minister Diane McGifford and Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

According to new data from Manitoba’s nursing colleges, 498 more nurses are practising in Manitoba today compared to this time last year, representing the province’s largest-recorded annual increase, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

The province will invest $1.2 million to begin training 74 additional nurses in communities across Manitoba, Advanced, Education and Literacy Minister Diane McGifford and Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

New data from Manitoba’s nursing colleges indicate there are 245 more nurses practising in the province over this time last year, marking an increase of 2,034 new nurses since 1999, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.