The Toronto General Hospital (TGH) is a major teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and a part of University Health Network (UHN). Photo: Ken Lund

Arbitrator upholds firing of UHN nurse who stopped patient’s paralytic

by HR News Canada Staff July 14, 2026

written by HR News Canada Staff July 14, 2026

A registered nurse who turned off a critically ill patient's paralytic and lowered his sedation without a physician's order has lost her wrongful dismissal grievance against University Health Network, with an Ontario arbitrator finding the Toronto hospital had just cause to fire her and that she is ...

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