The executive director of a women’s health clinic says she is at a loss for words after learning victims of sexual assault were turned away from a hospital in Winnipeg. health science centerRefused to take a shower to preserve evidence and come back later due to lack of trained staff.
Manitoba Nurses Union The staffing situation for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program at HSC is so dire that some victims are being sent home and ordered to stay until staffing is available to examine them, the HSC said Wednesday. Until then, they should not bathe or wipe after using the washroom.
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“It is dastardly, appalling – I could go on. It is shocking,” said Camlin Nembhard, executive director Women’s Health ClinicIn an interview with Global News on Thursday.
“It is submitting people to a whole other level of violence.
“You are taking people who are already marginalized, already traumatized and traumatizing them again. This is terrible.
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Last April, in an announcement to mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Manitoba Health Minister Audrey Gordon announced $640,000 in funding to hire five full-time forensic nurse examiners, including a provincial coordinator.
According to the nurses union there is currently only one full-time nurse – the rest are on-call – resulting in an overwhelmed staff that is not able to keep up with demand.
Global News was reported to Gordon, who said that his government “Committed to providing care to those in needApril was not available to speak to the media on Thursday, at the time of the announcement.
Premier Heather Stephenson was asked about the situation at an unrelated press conference on Thursday. He told the media that his government was working to speed up the recruitment process.
“From a high level this is a health human resources issue, we are aware of it. It is not unique to Manitoba. We are continuing to work to accelerate recruitment and retention,” she said.
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In an emailed statement, Shared Health said five new nurses have been hired, but their training is not expected to begin until early next month.
The promised provincial coordinator has not been hired, but recruitment is “progressing” according to a Shared Health spokesperson.
Nembard has his doubts and worries sex victims will not return for investigation, potentially giving perpetrators a “free pass”.
“The government promised that in April last year, and it still hasn’t happened,” she said.
“That, to me, really begs the question, what are the priorities of this government?
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“If they’re not even able to support victims of sexual assault, what are your priorities?”
— With files from Marnie Blunt and Richard Cloutier
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