B.C. plans to streamline licensing for internationally trained nurses | 24CA News
British Columbia has introduced new helps to assist rent and prepare extra nurses and midwives as a way to take strain off the strained health-care system.
Premier David Eby mentioned the brand new measures will assist Canadian-trained nurses who wish to get again into the workforce, in addition to internationally skilled nurses trying to practise in B.C.
“There are highly skilled and experienced nurses who want to get to work in our system now but are facing barriers preventing them from delivering services that British Columbians need,” Eby mentioned throughout a news convention at Langara College in Vancouver on Monday.
For Canadian-trained nurses, the federal government will supply monetary assist of as much as $4,000 to cowl purposes, assessments and eligible journey prices for present nurses to re-enter the system. There may even be as much as $10,000 in bursaries for any further schooling they may must get again to work.
For nurses skilled overseas, Eby mentioned the province plans to spend $1.3 million to streamline the licensing course of.
He mentioned the purpose is to cut back the registration ready interval from the present three years to between 4 and 9 months.
“We know the journey to securing a career health profession can be more challenging for those who are new to our country,” mentioned Cynthia Johansen, CEO of the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives.
“We want to help applicants to gain registration in the right nursing role as quickly as possible … and without compromising public safety,” she added, describing the present three-year await worldwide nurses as “unacceptable.”
The province made an analogous announcement in November concerning assist for docs.
At the time, Eby mentioned authorities deliberate to triple the variety of seats within the Practice Ready Assessment program by March 2024.
The program permits internationally educated household docs to turn into licensed to work in B.C, inserting them in rural and concrete communities who want extra physicians and requiring they work that placement for a minimum of three years.
Emergency operations centres reopen
Last week, Health Minister Adrian Dix mentioned the demand for hospital care in B.C. is rising. More than 10,000 individuals had been in acute care throughout the province as of Thursday, up six per cent from New Year’s Eve.
On Monday, the province reactivated 20 hospital emergency operations centres beforehand arrange for COVID-19 to handle an anticipated spike in circumstances of flu, RSV and the novel coronavirus.
