Prince George excluded from nurse retention incentive
PRINCE GEORGE — Prince George has been excluded from the Ministry of Health’s current retention plan which helps incentivize nurses to stay in the North.
Raelene Stevenson, lobby coordinator for the North East region of the BC Nurses Union’, wrote a letter to City Council asking for support for nurses working in Prince George that have been excluded from the Ministry of Health’s current retention plan, known as the Provincial Rural Retention Incentive. The Government of BC recently expanded the Incentive, but Prince George did not make the cut. The incentive bonus is roughly $8,000 per year.
“We are excited to have any of the new nurses coming here, whether they’re brand new graduates or coming from across the country. We do need to retain the nurses that have been here for a long time and are there to help educate and move along with these new nurses as well.” – Raelene Stevenson, Lobby Coordinator, North East Region, BCNU