Health Protection Act & COVID-19 Management in Long Term Care Facilities Directive Under the Authority of the Chief Medical Officer of Health

The goal of COVID-19 Management in Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF) is to, as much as possible, prevent the introduction of the virus into facility and/or prevent transmission to residents and staff within the facility. All health care workers must follow the Public Health Order issued by the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH), dated March

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CONTINUING CARE INFORMATION RELEASE – New Protocol for Masking in Long Term Care

CONTINUING CARE INFORMATION RELEASE TO: Long Term Care Facilities CC: Susan Stevens, Senior Director, Nova Scotia Health Authority Paula Langille, Director, Continuing Care, DHW DATE: April 11, 2020 FROM: Mary Lee, Health Association of Nova Scotia (HANS) Vicki Elliott-Lopez, Senior Executive Director, Continuing Care, DHW New Protocol for Masking in Long Term Care The Department

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Q & A on Right to Refuse and Personal Protective Equipment

Can I use my right to refuse for COVID-19? Employees have a right to refuse unsafe work when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the work, tool, or equipment is dangerous to you or another person’s health and safety. Many situations could create a dangerous condition in your workplace and COVID-19 is no exception. For

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COVID-19 and Income Supports for Workers Q and A

What is your situation?  I am an employee with COVID-19 and/or in isolation:  Your employer may have a short-term disability or sick leave program that you need to apply for before applying for EI Sickness Benefits. Check your collective agreement or contact your CUPE local. If you have worked more than 600 hours in the

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COVID-19 : FYI for CUPE members

The Precautionary Principal Knowledge about how the virus is transmitted has yet to be fully understood. For this reason, CUPE is recommending that health care settings adopt the precautionary principle towards infection prevention and control of COVID-19. The precautionary principle means taking action to prevent infection from potentially serious viruses without having to wait for

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When to self isolate : COVID-19

“Public sector employees who travel outside of Canada, including to the United States, are required to self-isolate for 14 days when they get back to Canada. This includes health care workers, teachers, civil servants and other public sector employees. Public school students and children who attend regulated childcare centres are required to self-isolate for 14

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