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...
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COVID-19 cases in Island Long-Term Care Homes
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...
Statement on defeat of motion to increase paramedic pay and to create a strategic plan to provide Islanders public emergency paramedicine
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...
Statement calling on King government to enforce COVID protocols in LTC to keep residents and workers safe
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...
Statement calling on Minister Hudson to provide immediate access to rapid tests for community organizations needing them
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...
Statement on how to improve staffing concerns in long term care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton, Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness, on how to improve staffing concerns in long term care As my colleague and Leader of the Official Opposition, Peter Bevan-Baker, pointed out this...
Statement on need to improve COVID-19 testing clinic services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2021 Statement from MLA Michele Beaton, Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness, on need to improve COVID-19 testing clinic services There is an immediate need to improve our COVID-19 testing clinics. Islanders have been...
Silencing healthcare workers is damaging Islanders’ health
Silencing healthcare workers is damaging Islanders’ health Michele Beaton, MLA Mermaid-Stratford Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness Since becoming critic for health and wellness I have discovered two things about the working conditions of our...
Statement on King government’s lack of commitment to improving restorative care
Statement by Michele Beaton, Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness, on King government’s lack of commitment to improving restorative care I am happy to hear that the residents at the Sherwood Care Home are getting a much needed upgrade to their living...
Statement on King government’s inconsistency of guidance to protect Island’s vulnerable populations
Joint statement on King government’s inconsistency of guidance to protect Island’s vulnerable populations Late yesterday the King government announced increased measures to protect Islanders living in Long Term Care Homes. This is welcome news and very much needed....
King government’s empty promises on mental health is hurting Islanders and costing lives
King government’s empty promises on mental health is hurting Islanders and costing lives Michele Beaton, MLA Mermaid-Stratford Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness For years Islanders have been begging for increased mental health support on PEI. Premier...
Official Opposition Makes Capital Budget Submission to PEI Government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2021 Official Opposition Makes Capital Budget Submission to PEI Government Charlottetown, PE - Last Friday, August 13, the Official Opposition sent its capital budget submission to the King government. It was created using what...
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