On October 26 at the Laval Convention Centre, the first Québec International Symposium on Safe Health Care was held. Organized by the FIQ, in collaboration with the Secrétariat international des infirmières et infirmiers de l’espace francophone (SIDIIEF), this symposium brought together provincial and international experts with the goal of developing a Québec model of healthcare professional-to-patient ratios which meets the needs of the population. More…

“After having cut a billion dollars over the last few years, the Liberal government is now trying to put out the fires that they, themselves, ignited. The re-investment in health announced today will never be able to repair all the wrongs that the Minster of Health and Social Services has caused to the patients and the healthcare professionals. This economic update resembles more a public…

On October 25, it was with satisfaction that the presidents of the unions affiliated with the FIQ in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean welcomed the decision of the CIUSSS administration to recognize the bachelor’s degree for the nurses. “We increased the forums in this major file, and the Administration finally agreed to take a step. It is certainly a victory for the healthcare professionals in the region”, stated the…

The Ordre des infirmiers et des infirmières du Québec (OIIQ) has just launched a superb campaign to promote greater autonomy for nurses. The FIQ won’t have any problems endorsing this campaign, since its content is so close to the message that we have been conveying for several years now. But, if this idea of giving the healthcare professionals the full recognition of their wide scope…

On October 19, the spokesperson for the official opposition in matters of health and social services and MNA for Taillon, Diane Lamarre, tabled a petition in the National Assembly demanding that the decision to close the Mental Health Internal Unit at the Centre hospitalier de La Sarre be reviewed.