B.C. Nurses91裸聊视频� Union president Christine Sorenson has resigned as president amid the ongoing pandemic.

Sorenson has resigned due to personal reasons 91裸聊视频渁nd to pursue other opportunities,91裸聊视频� reads a short statement posted on the union91裸聊视频檚 website Monday evening (Sept. 20).

Sorenson was elected vice-president of the union in 2012, 2014 and 2017, and later served as acting president before being appointed president in 2018.

Earlier this month, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced a vaccine mandate for all health care staff.

The B.C. Nurses91裸聊视频� Union said on Sept. 16 that it 91裸聊视频渃annot support any order which will serve to remove even a single nurse or other health care worker from the healthcare system at a time of severe crisis.91裸聊视频�

The BCNU said further that while it 91裸聊视频渟trongly encourages91裸聊视频� everyone, nurses included, to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the union 91裸聊视频渆xpects government and health employers to avoid any measures that may take nurses away from providing patient care.91裸聊视频�

In a separate statement, the BCNU said it expects the province to come up with contingency plans if nurses quit in large numbers, citing pre-pandemic estimates that show B.C. will be 24,000 nurses short by 2029.

91裸聊视频� with files from Katya Slepian

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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