Blair Bigham
Journalist at Canadian Medical Association Journal
Editor at Healthy Debate
Journalist @CMAJ | ICU&ER doc | editor @healthydebate | prof @UofT_DLSPH | scientist @American_Heart | author #DeathInterrupted ~via @Stanford @LSHTM @McMasterU
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2 weeks ago |
ijb.utoronto.ca | Stacey Kuznetsova |Demar Grant |Blair Bigham
By , , Nurses took to the streets last month at 26 hospitals in 15 cities across Ontario – including Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa – days after the IJB and the Toronto Star published a story on how nurses are overburdened by unregulated patient loads. Low nurse-to-patient ratios can significantly undermine the quality of care and cause staff burnout. The IJB investigation found nurses in acute surgical and medical wards can care for as many as 10 patients at a time.
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3 weeks ago |
ijb.utoronto.ca | Blair Bigham
By I work in Ontario hospitals, and my reverence for nurses cannot be overstated. I see their commitment to patients every day I go to work. I also see their struggles. Understaffing in Ontario’s hospitals is not new or surprising. It’s kind of just expected. But it’s getting worse. Patients seem to accept that they will have to wait to have their needs attended to. Families graciously accept these delays, brushing off apologies and expressing empathy for nurses who are worked off their feet.
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1 month ago |
ijb.utoronto.ca | Demar Grant |Blair Bigham |Robert Cribb
By , , Nurses in the Niagara Health System are facing overwhelming patient loads that are undermining care and risk triggering staff burnout, according to internal hospital documents obtained by the Investigative Journalism Bureau. Workload reports filed by front-line nurses repeatedly call for staffing levels like those that have been mandated in other jurisdictions to improve the quality of care.
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1 month ago |
thespec.com | Robert Cribb |Demar Grant |Blair Bigham
Nurses in the Niagara Health System are facing overwhelming patient loads that are undermining care and risk triggering staff burnout, according to internal hospital documents obtained by the Star and Investigative Journalism Bureau. Workload reports filed by front-line nurses repeatedly call for staffing levels like those that have been mandated in other jurisdictions to improve the quality of care.
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Oct 11, 2024 |
theglobeandmail.com | Blair Bigham
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