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  • Letter: Patient Ombudsman
    Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 00:00

    Dear Minister Hoskins:

    The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) commends the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for seeking public input on the qualities the person in the Patient Ombudsman role must possess.

  • Letter: Submission on MOL DSR Codes
    Monday, July 6, 2015 - 00:00

    The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses (RNs), nurse practitioners (NPs) and nursing students in all settings and roles across Ontario. RNAO's mandate is to speak out on nursing and health issues, including occupational health and we welcome an opportunity to respond to the proposals to amend Ontario Regulation 490/09. This is important to all nurses, especially the many RNs and NPs who practice as occupational health nurses.

  • Letter: EBR Registry Number 012-3733
    Monday, May 4, 2015 - 16:17

    RNAO response to Regulatory Amendments to Ontario Regulation 63/09 under the Pesticides Act to Reduce the Use of Neonicotinoid Insecticides

  • Letter: Initiation of RN Psychotherapy
    Monday, April 13, 2015 - 00:00
  • Letter: Regulation of Chiropody and Podiatry in Ontario (HPRAC)
    Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 12:06
    Dear Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council, The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional body representing registered nurses (RNs), nurse practitioners (NPs) and nursing students working in all practice settings in the province of Ontario. We are pleased to respond to HPRAC’s consultation request on the regulation of chiropody and podiatry in Ontario. This submission was informed through consultation with RNAO members, with two of RNAO's expert interest groups (the Diabetes Nursing Interest Group and the Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group), and with the Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses. This is RNAO’s second submission to HPRAC on the topic of foot care – the first responded to HPRAC’s call for analysis of foot care in Ontario.
  • Letter: Protect Lives by Rejecting International Scheduling of Ketamine at the 58th Commission on Narcotic Drugs
    Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 10:04

    Dear Prime Minister Harper,

    Re: Protect Lives by Rejecting International Scheduling of Ketamine at the 58th Commission on Narcotic Drugs

    The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nursing students in Ontario.

    RNAO is deeply concerned that the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), 58th Session, has been asked by China to review a proposal to place ketamine in Schedule I of the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, alongside LSD and mescaline.

  • Letter: Tamper Resistance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
    Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 14:29

    Dear Mr.Ianiro,

    The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and nursing student in Ontario. Our members practise nursing in all sectors and roles across Ontario. We appreciate the opportunity to provide feedback on Health Canada's proposed new regulations under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) for tamper-resistant formulations of opioid pain relievers.

  • Letter: Proposed By-Law Amendments
    Monday, February 23, 2015 - 01:00

    Dear Ms. Verrier:

    The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) appreciates the opportunity to provide CNO with feedback regarding two proposed by-law changes: a) Fees and b) Register and Information from Members.

    Fees:

  • Letter: Protect Medicare with legislated ban on medical tourism
    Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 10:28

    Dear Minister Hoskins,

    As a coalition of health service providers committed to a universal, publicly-funded and not-for-profit health system, which provides access and care based on need and not the ability to pay, we were encouraged by your announcement on November 21, 2014 directing hospitals to:

    “… not market to, solicit or treat international patients, with the exception of international patient activity related to a hospital's existing international consulting contracts.”

  • Letter: Choose Investment over Austerity to Address Poverty in Ontario
    Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 10:44

    Dear Minister Matthews,

    As we settle into a new year, reflect on promises made in 2014, and look ahead to a new provincial budget, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) urges you and all of our elected representatives to work together to build a "fairer and healthier Ontario."