Public inquiry needed into long-term care in PEI *originally published in The Guardian, June 28, 2022 It is without a doubt that across this country the people who have suffered most from COVID are seniors living in long-term care. Here on P.E.I., we have heard...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton, Official Opposition Green Critic for Health and Wellness, on the absence of Premier King and Minister Hudson as PEI’s healthcare system teeters on the brink of a collapse A traffic accident last evening...
Wait times Michele Beaton, MLA Mermaid-Stratford Official Opposition Green Critic for Health and Wellness Since being elected, I have heard countless stories of long wait times in our healthcare system — from ER waits to waiting for needed surgeries. It is...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2022 Official Opposition Green Caucus support Island Families calling for public inquiry into long-term care on Prince Edward Island View video of the press conference calling on government to launch a public inquiry into long-term...
It’s time to inject respect into PEI’s healthcare Michele Beaton, MLA Mermaid-Stratford Official Opposition Green Critic for Health and Wellness The relationship between the King government—led by Minister of Health and Wellness Ernie Hudson and his department—and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2022 It’s time to allow Nurse Practitioners to practice their full scope and work in ERs The Kings County Memorial Hospital and its Emergency Room (ER) are incredibly important to the community of Three Rivers and surrounding area....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton on COVID-19 isolation requirements Yesterday, the Province announced its isolation requirement for COVID-19 is ending on June 30th, and it will be reviewed next week. I am extremely concerned by this...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton Calling on Premier King to Listen to Nurses and Stop Denying Healthcare Workers Their Vacation Union leaders are speaking out because healthcare workers, including LPNs, RCWs and RNs are being denied their...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton on COVID-19 cases in Island Long-Term Care Homes Recent COVID updates have left me uneasy. I am especially concerned about the conditions in long-term care on PEI, particularly private facilities. Over the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton, Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness, on defeat of motion to increase paramedic pay and to create a strategic plan to provide Islanders public emergency paramedicine Paramedics are highly...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton, Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness, calling on King government to enforce COVID protocols in LTC to keep residents and workers safe Despite having two years to plan for the COVID...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2022 Statement by MLA Michele Beaton calling on Minister Hudson to provide immediate access to rapid tests for community organizations needing them While the King government is failing to control the spread of Omicron in this COVID...
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