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41 Per Cent of Ontario’s Hospital Workers Dread Going Into Work: New Poll Suggests Staffing Crisis to Worsen Without Course Correction by the Ford Government

OCHU/CUPE’s media conference at Queen’s Park at 10 a.m. Wednesday to reveal findings of a new poll among more than 750 hospital workers across Ontario

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new poll paints a worrying picture about the impact of the staffing crisis on patient care in Ontario’s hospitals with 41 per cent of staff saying they “dread going into work,” and a similar number contemplating leaving their jobs.

The survey of more than 750 hospital workers from across the province was conducted by Nanos Research on behalf of CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE). The poll gauged workers’ confidence in the government’s plan to improve public health care, their satisfaction with working conditions, and negative impacts of work on their mental health.

It supplements recent research by OCHU/CUPE warning of an acute staffing crisis in the hospital sector, which is contributing to unprecedented ER closures, delayed treatments, and poorer quality of patient care.

On Wednesday morning, OCHU/CUPE leaders will reveal detailed findings of the poll and recommend concrete solutions to begin healing a sector ravaged by government cuts.

Who:

Sharon Richer, secretary-treasurer of OCHU/CUPE and Dave Verch, RPN and first vice president of OCHU/CUPE

What:

OCHU/CUPE Media Conference to announce results of a poll conducted among more than 750 CUPE hospital members about working conditions and their effects on mental health, their confidence in the government’s plan to improve health care, and more

When:

10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 3

Where:

Queen’s Park Media Studio, 110 Wellesley St W, Toronto

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Contacts

Zaid Noorsumar
CUPE Communications
647-995-9859
znoorsumar@cupe.ca

Industry:

CUPE

Release Versions
English

Contacts

Zaid Noorsumar
CUPE Communications
647-995-9859
znoorsumar@cupe.ca

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