Front line health care workers are speaking out about the future of health care services in rural Manitoba.

The Province of Manitoba has been announcing some changes and hinting that more changes are coming.

The head of the Manitoba Government and General Employees Union since May has been touring parts of the province listening to members and their concerns.

"We’ve been asked to come out by our members and we represent hospital and care home staff out here," says President Michelle Gawronski. "They’ve come forward and are very concerned with what could be happening top the services that they’ve so proudly provided over the 30,40, 50 years."

Gawronski added if you don’t have people there to provide those services and you start closing the doors on services then you have an extended time when EMS can reach a patient and if there isn’t a place to take patients that is another concern.

"We understand that change is needed and we have been saying that for many, many years. It’s unfortunate that this government hasn’t taken the opportunity to sit down and talk with any of us. We are providers as well as the users and taxpayers of the services so we have a vested interest in our small communities."

"It’s great there was a task force and I asked our members and not one was asked to sit down with this task force as well," said Gawronski.

The union finds it frustrating because of the lack of information. "There is absolutely nothing on the table and they are not sharing with us, our members and communities as a whole they aren’t sharing what their plan is."