Ontario Hospital Association Welcomes Nursing Graduate Initiative
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Friday, March 2, 2007
TORONTO, Feb. 27 /CNW/ - The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) today welcomed news that the Ontario government is strengthening access to nursing care across the health care system by creating the Nursing Graduate Guarantee program. "Ensuring that new graduates have the opportunity to practice their profession here in Ontario will improve access to nursing care," said OHA President and CEO Hilary Short. "The Nursing Graduate Guarantee is an important building block in establishing a health human resources strategy that attracts and retains more nurses in the Province of Ontario." As the registered bargaining agent for 138 Ontario hospitals, the OHA will continue to pursue enabling language amendments to its collective agreement with the Ontario Nurses Association (ONA) to ensure that the Nursing Graduate Guarantee is effectively implemented in Ontario hospitals. "Ontario's hospitals are partners in advancing health system change," said Short. "We will continue to support and advance changes to our collective agreement with ONA to ensure that the full potential of the Nursing Graduate Guarantee is achieved."
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