The RNU is renewing its call for answers related to the $255 million in private nursing agency contracts.
The Registered Nurses’ Union says the Public Accounts Committee hearing on the Auditor General’s scathing report on private nursing contracts left more questions than answers and confirmed that systemic problems remain unaddressed.
The executive director of the RNC says more than a quarter of a billion dollars was spent on private nursing contracts, and they still don’t know who agreed to them, how they were approved, or how questionable invoices were paid.
The union says Tuesday’s hearing failed to address who signed the contract with Canadian Health Labs in each region, who heads the “centralized contracting” process, and what changes were implemented to ensure contracts are reviewed, approved and monitored properly.