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  As part of the MAHCP Member Advocates Conference day on Oct. 12, 2017, a rally will take place at the Manitoba Legislature in support of keeping – not cutting – patient services in Manitoba. The rally will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the front steps of the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg.…

  MAHCP’s September 2017 Newsletter is now online and the Annual General Meeting booklet will be arriving in your mailboxes in early September. Don’t forget to pre-register for the AGM by October 10th in order to be entered into the draw for a round trip for two courtesy of CALM Air!  

  Dear MAHCP members, The Nominations Committee has been informed that Janet Fairbairn, candidate for MAHCP Vice President, has chosen to withdraw her name from the election and the Vice President debate. This means that candidate Tanya Burnside will be acclaimed at the MAHCP Annual General Meeting on Oct. 12. We thank Janet Fairbairn for…

  For this year’s Annual General Meeting, the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals is offering up a top-notch prize for those who pre-register. This prize is one Round-Trip Pass for two people to travel wherever Calm Air International flies! If you plan on attending the 2017 MAHCP AGM and would like to be entered…

  To be eligible to vote in the 2017 MAHCP Vice Presidential election, members must be a member in good standing, and to be in good standing requires signing an “Application for Membership.” The application can be easily filled out by printing off this application form, filling it out and then sending it back to…

  Many of you will have seen the media coverage yesterday regarding the WRHA’s plan regarding the reorganization/deletions of Nurses within the system. The President of the Manitoba Nurses Union is on record as stating that they were unaware of yesterday’s media conference until that very morning. I’d like MAHCP members to know that we…

Dear MAHCP members, We want your say! This September, MAHCP will be holding an election for Vice-President, and we need your current home or personal email addresses. The reason is simple: in 2016, MAHCP moved to electronic voting to give as many members as possible the chance to vote in as convenient and easy a…

  Today, MAHCP representatives met with the Provincial Health Labour Relations Services (PHLRS.) The purpose of this meeting was to begin procedural discussions regarding impacts of the WRHA announced changes on our members. The PHRLS is the body responsible for all labour relations matters within Manitoba’s Health system. We were expecting to be provided with…

  MAHCP would like to announce that there will be an election for Vice President in 2017. There are two candidates running for the position of Vice President: Tanya Burnside – bio here Janet Fairbairn –  bio here  The Nominations Committee is currently finalizing plans for this election, which consists of an electronic vote (E-vote)…

Today the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority released more information regarding changes to health delivery in our province. Some of these changes are going to have a significant impact on our members. The release indicates that adult outpatient Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy will be moved out of hospital and into private practice (ie: privatization). This will…