The following resources have been made available to United Nurses of Alberta members in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further resources will be added and updated as they are made available.

UNA Resources

• COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for United Nurses of Alberta members (April 12, 2022)
• AHS, Covenant Health, and major health care unions release updated joint statement on Personal Protective Equipment use as Omicron variant of COVID-19 circulates in Canada (Dec. 23, 2021)
  
  • Joint Statement: COVID-19 and Personal Protective Equipment (Dec. 23, 2021)
  • Supporting Guide for staff and leaders for Joint Statement on COVID-19 PPE (Jan. 14, 2022)
• Legal Context for AHS's Immunization of Workers for COVID-19 policy (Dec. 9, 2021)
• Updated: Legal Context for AHS’s Immunization of Workers for COVID-19 Policy (Feb 23, 2022)
• UNA urges members to wear N95 masks when caring for patients with COVID-19 (Sept. 20, 2021)
• COVID-19 Information for UNA Members Deployed to Unfamiliar Work Areas or Caring for Off-Service Patients (Dec. 7, 2020)
• Redeployment information for UNA members (Nov. 26, 2020)
• Memo: Procedure Masks (April 22, 2020)
• UNA statement on AHS High Volume Vaccine Clinics (March 24, 2021)
• Mental health and self-care resources (Sept. 23, 2021)

More information on COVID-19

• Alberta Health Services (AHS)/Covenant Health
• AHS COVID-19 FAQ for Staff 
• Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
  • CFNU Position Statement on COVID 19 PPE (March 23, 2020)
  • CFNU Position Statement on pregnant workers and COVID-19 (April 9, 2020)
  • CFNU Position Statement on Provision and Laundering of Uniforms for Nurses Providing Care to COVID-19 Patients (April 9, 2020)
• Government of Alberta
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Guidance for physicians: Requests for COVID-19 vaccination exemptions (College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta)
• Exemption Requests: Patient FAQs (College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta)

Resource documents

• COVID Self-Assessment for Health Care Workers

If you have any questions or concerns about COVID-19 related issues in your workplace, contact your UNA Local Executive or UNA Provincial Office (Phone: 1‑800‑252‑9394; Email: ProvincialOffice@una.ca) and ask to speak to an OHS Advisor for advice.