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      Why more nurses work for private agencies — at public cost | CBC.ca Loaded
      The Current19:25Why more nurses work for private agencies — at public cost

      Why more nurses work for private agencies — at public cost

      • 10 months ago
      • Radio
      • Duration 19:25

      A new report says at least $1.5 billion in public funds was paid to for-profit agencies supplying nurses to the public system last year. We hear why nurses are choosing to work for private agencies — and what it all means for the staffing crisis in the health-care system. 

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