Hospital executives counter that a ratios-based approach is too ‘rigid’ and could lead to cancelling some non-urgent medical services

Last week, an arbitration panel in Ontario sided with hospitals and rejected the Ontario nurses union’s call for minimum staffing requirements, dealing a blow to the movement.

In a recent round of collective bargaining, the top priority of the Ontario Nurses’ Association wasn’t a predictable ask such as higher wages or better benefits.

Instead, it was an increasingly discussed way of retaining burned-out health workers: mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios.

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