Sue McIntyre interview

Registered Nurse Sue McIntyre has spoken out publicly for the first time since the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions says she was terminated by the North Bay Regional Health Centre.

McIntyre was advised by her lawyers she could only read from a prepared statement.

In that statement she says the problem of violent attacks on health care staff is extremely serious.

McIntyre went on to thank her family, friends, people of North Bay and Ontario for the outpouring of support they have given her, which have boosted her spirits and kept her going.

She say she has received tremendous support in the last few weeks.