Sherman outlines geriatric and public health priorities for Manitoba
Manitoba Health Minister Bud Sherman tells the 12th annual Manitoba Health Conference that geriatric medicine and public health must be the province’s priorities to secure care for the 1980s and beyond. He warns of a hostile shift requiring changes in attitudes, more geriatric specialists and home based care, and a move away from bed building toward preventive, community oriented services.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Bud Sherman
Sherman
Manitoba Health Conference
Manitoba Health Organizations
Manitoba Health Services Commission approves interprovincial billing plan
Winnipeg Manitoba Health Services Commission MHSC gains cabinet approval to strike reciprocal billing agreements with other provinces. Manitoba patients in Ontario hospitals will receive care billed to Ontario and reimbursed by MHSC. Initial focus is in patient services with expansion possible. co payments absorbed by MHSC.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Health Services Commission
MHSC
Manitoba
Bud Sherman
Canada
Ontario
Sherman
Brandon University to propose School of Nursing with integrated diploma degree
Brandon University will submit a formal proposal to the Universities Grants Commission by December 1 1980 to create a School of Nursing integrating diploma Registered Nursing, psychiatric nursing preparation and degree nurse training. The plan, supported by Brandon General Hospital and Brandon Mental Health Centre, aims for a 1982 implementation if approved.
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Brandon
Brandon University
Universities Grants Commission
Brandon University School of Nursing
Harold J. Perkins
Grants Commission
Brandon General Hospital
Brandon Mental Health Centre
School of Nursing
Canada
Manitoba
Anti-Theft Program Underway
The RCP, Winnipeg, and Brandon Police Departments run an anti vehicle theft program across Manitoba from November 17 to 30. The campaign urges owners to lock vehicles to deter theft, reduce juvenile crime, and improve highway safety by preventing accidents and loss of life.
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R.c.m.police
Winnipeg
Brandon
Manitoba
Welfare rates rise in Manitoba as costs climb
Manitoba Community Services Minister George Minaker announced a 10 percent welfare increase effective January 1, 1981. The higher rates cover food, clothing, personal needs, household supplies and board and lodging for recipients including mothers allowances and long term disabled, with rent and utilities also rising. The projected annual cost is about 2.8 million dollars, shared with the federal government, as provincial rolls stand at 18,962 on September 30, 1980, down from 19,282 in 1979.
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Winnipeg
George Minaker
Minaker
Provincial Directory Delivers New Manitoba Listings
Distribution of the Provincial Telephone Directory begins November 5 to about 210,000 Manitoba Telephone System customers. The 1980 81 issue adds 64 pages to 1,248 and 192,000 listings with 560 white and 672 yellow pages plus a 16 page blue section for governments. 277,000 copies printed with Souris bridge on the cover. customers urged to discard old copies to avoid misdials.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
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