The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario is calling on all three parties to unveil a specialized health care plan for northern and rural Ontario.President David McNeil says the area faces significant challenges related to an aging population and access to care.
"We think nurses that can play a unique contribution in meeting those needs," says McNeil, "whether that be through the expansion of nurse practitioner clinics or through the expansion of roles of registered nurses who are capable of doing much more than the legislative frame work will allow them."
The association is also lobbying the province to move on the planned hiring of 9-thousand additional nurses.
