Health Sciences North HPD

On Wednesday May 10, Sara Labelle, chair of OPSEU's Hospital Professionals Division, presented to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly at Queen's Park on Bill 87, the Protecting Patients Act. The amendments proposed in this legislation will have far-reaching implications for the provision of community laboratory services in Ontario, including the introduction of a competitive...

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas released this statement today to mark National Nursing Week. If I could only use one word to describe the work of OPSEU members in the nursing profession today, I would have to pick “diverse.” Our union represents thousands of nurses. Some are nurse practitioners; some are Registered Nurses (RNs). Some...

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas issued the following statement today to mark National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. Dear friends: It’s impossible to imagine modern health care without medical lab professionals. Medical lab professionals see things no one else sees. They look right into your body to find the information that helps doctors make the majority...