He waka eka noa: We are all in this together

We are all in this together.

Many of us are feeling isolated as travel and education budgets are restricted while patient flow demands, H1N1 and the pressures of work increase. This is a time for us, the chief executive nurses, to take a leadership position in our organizations. Two years ago we reviewed the strategic plan of the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses (ACEN). The primary foci for ACEN are to network and set ...

"We are all in this together": integrated health service plans in Ontario.

Ontario's 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) produced their first major deliverable when they issued their integrated health service plans in October 2006. This article reviews the experience of LHINs in meeting this challenge, outlines the process and outcome dimensions of the plans and discusses eight opportunities for LHINs as they act on the basis of their plans.

Anti-Cuts Protests in the UK: Are We Really All in This Together?

A high number and wide variety of protests have been organized in the UK since the implementation of austerity measures following the 2008 financial crisis. The UK government’s response to protests against austerity has been to suggest that “we are all in this together.” This sentiment has been widely publicly ridiculed because of the polarity of cutting welfare benefits whilst preserving tax h...

I thought we were in this together?

We’re All in this Bus Together

Editorial We're All in this Bus Together The conference day has officially gone into overtime—after all the talks, posters, dinner, and drinks, we're now headed back to our hotels in the city, a half-hour's drive down the mountain-side. I'm a few rows back from the front of the bus, and it's crowded-baron a -Friday-night loud and just as energized. Over the noise, I catch only enough of my seat...