The Newfoundland and Labrador government has announced new recruitment and retention programs for front-line health-care workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Association of Allied Health Professionals . - Unsplash Stock photoST. JOHN'S, N.L.
Health Minister Tom Osborne speaks with reporters outside the House of Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 8. -Juanita Mercer/The Telegram - Juanita Mercer In a separate release, provincial NDP Leader Jim Dinn criticized the measures for lacking a broad human resources plan to address recruitment issues.“Our health care workers have been sounding the alarm that they were exhausted before the COVID-19 pandemic, and we still don’t have a comprehensive human resources plan for healthcare,” said Dinn.