The number of critical incidents in Manitoba’s health-care system in late 2023 soared to the highest level since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, with delays or missed opportunities cited in many cases. Manitoba Health’s latest quarterly report, published online this week, listed 54 incidents, including 20 deaths, between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31. It was the highest quarterly total since the same three-month period in 2020, when 59 incidents (35 deaths) resulted in “serious and unintended” harm to people using health-care services. Manitoba Nurses Union president Darlene Jackson pointed to an increase in incidents involving delays or missed opportunities. “This […]
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