News Releases
July 27, 2023
The Manitoba government is significantly expanding its Health Human Resource Action Plan, nearly doubling its total investment to approximately $400 million with a number of new incentives...
July 24, 2023
The Manitoba government has contracted with a recruitment firm to recruit 150 physicians to work in the province and has approved regulatory changes that will allow internationally educated doctors...
July 21, 2023
The Manitoba government is committing nearly $3 million in ongoing funding for 17 additional clinical psychologists as part of continuing efforts to ensure access to specialized mental health services...
July 20, 2023
The Manitoba government has reached a comprehensive tentative agreement with Doctors Manitoba for a new Physician Services Agreement, which features record overall funding increases of $268 million for physician services...
June 27, 2023
The Manitoba government looks forward to welcoming hundreds of qualified internationally educated health-care professionals after nearly 90 per cent of candidates offered jobs during a recent recruitment mission...
June 12, 2023
A Joint Nursing Council with representatives from Manitoba’s health-system employers and the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) will work together to identify and implement initiatives that will improve...
May 11, 2023
The Manitoba government is listening to front-line health experts and will invest more than $13 million over the next two years to reimburse physicians practising in the province for their required licensure fees...
May 9, 2023
Fifty-five nurses have been hired into the Manitoba government’s provincial nursing float pool since its inception late last year, bringing nurses back into the public system to work shifts in rural...
May 4, 2023
Recruitment of nearly 900 new hires marks significant progress towards the goal of adding 2,000 more health-care providers to Manitoba’s health-care system, Health Minister Audrey Gordon announced today...
March 24, 2023
The Manitoba government is welcoming appointees to a joint task force focused on reducing administrative burdens on physicians, recognizing this work will help ensure doctors have more time to provide care...
March 10, 2023
The Manitoba government has approved regulatory changes that allow internationally educated physicians to enter the health-care workforce sooner, Health Minister Audrey Gordon announced today...
February 27, 2023
The Manitoba government is providing $2.1 million to Assiniboine Community College (ACC) to offer a one-time, 25-student cohort for its practical nursing diploma program in Neepawa, Advanced...
February 17, 2023
The Manitoba government is investing over $123 million in nine initiatives to retain, recruit and support nurses building on its commitment to end mandated overtime and add 2,000 health-care...
February 13, 2023
The Manitoba government is helping heal the health-care system by launching a new premium for physicians who offer extended hours in family medicine and pediatric clinics, adding 80...
February 3, 2023
The Manitoba government is partnering with Doctors Manitoba to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens faced by physicians to improve patient care and support the retention of doctors in...
December 14, 2022
A new service will support safe, consistent and timely emergency care by offering health-care providers in rural, northern and some Winnipeg facilities improved access...
November 10, 2022
Watch news conference The Manitoba government is implementing a health human resource action plan moving to end mandating overtime by adding 2,000 health-care professionals with...
