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Nova Scotia nurse fired after
breaching patient confidentiality
AFTER A patient was restrained
at a Dartmouth, N.S., hospital,
leading to a defamation suit, a reg-
istered nurse volunteered infor-
mation to three different people,
which caused the employer to fire
her for violating patient confiden-
tiality.
The nurse, identified as "DH,"
had worked at the Nova Scotia
Hospital for more than 20 years
and was most recently employed
for four years at Emerald Hall, a
facility that treated patients with
intellectual disabilities combined
with a mental illness.
Calgary cancer centre clerk terminated
for communication breakdown
AFTER AN interaction with an elderly cancer pa-
tient and her daughter went poorly, an intake clerk
was fired for "failing to communicate in a respect-
ful manner with patients and failing to maintain
a professional and calm demeanour in her verbal
and non-verbal communications."
Fatiha Kara began working at the Tom Baker
Cancer Centre in 2006 and was transferred to the
radiation therapy department (RTD) in 2015 as a
booking clerk.
On Nov. 3, 2017, manager Cynthia Stulp was
advised by two staff members about a negative pa-
tient interaction earlier in the day. A 74-year-old
patient and her daughter were told by Kara that an
appointment time was changed.
The patient said she would have trouble mak-
ing the appointment because it was early in the
morning. Kara told the women that they could
attempt to get an appointment changed but they
would have to make a phone call themselves. She
EDUCATION
Alberta Teachers' Association
Edmonton
(51 professional staff ) and the ATA Professional Staff Association (PSA)
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive Sept. 1, 2018, to Aug. 31,
2020. Ratified on Dec. 18, 2018.
Signed on Dec. 8, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 1, 2018: 1.75%
Effective Sept. 1, 2019: 1%
Vacations with pay: Number of
months employed multiplied by
1/12 multiplied by 20 working
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pg. 2
Prison guards agree to deal
Correctional officers accept
compensation offered by
federal government over
Phoenix pay fiasco
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Ontario — Ontario pg. 4 The Town of Millet — Alberta pg. 5 British Airways
— Multiprovince pg. 5 Corporation of the City of Cranbrook — British
Columbia pg. 6 Tri-Line Carriers — Alberta pg. 7
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