(Quebec) The efforts to retain, bring back and attract nurses to the public network are starting to bear fruit, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, said on Thursday.
Since September 23, when a new management model and financial incentives were announced, 747 nurses have been hired by establishments, including 93 who were retired and 654 who worked in the private sector, specifies the minister’s office. in a press release.
In addition, 1976 nurses who worked part-time moved to full-time and “discussions” are also underway with 3262 potential applicants.
“Our government is committed to offering better working conditions to all of these professionals, in order to continue the culture change that has already begun,” said Minister Dubé according to a statement sent by his cabinet.
The government of Quebec has set itself the objective of having the health network “benefit from the services” of 4,300 additional nurses and 1,200 auxiliary nurses.
The operation charm launched a little over a month ago includes one-off bonuses of up to 1 billion. Quebec hopes that its plan will reduce compulsory overtime (OST), one of nurses’ main demands, and reduce the use of private employment agencies.