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Saskatchewan’s registered nurses are among the top five occupations, ahead of even police officers, with injuries by violence in the province.   This is a sobering reality that urgently needs to be addressed – a reality, I have no doubt most of you can identify with.   It’s time to act. Both physical and verbal abuse in the health care sector are on the rise and you…

The SFL Convention is set for October 24-27 in Regina at the Queensbury Convention Centre. All SUN delegates attending the Convention must be registered by SUN Provincial in order to receive their credentials. SUN members interested in attending the SFL Convention must apply through SUN Provincial, using the online application form, by noon on July 13; the selection and allocation of funded seats…

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day – a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. It’s also a day for all of us to reflect on the goals of Truth and Reconciliation and what small changes we can begin to make in our daily lives to become better allies and…

While it is positive news that Canada’s nursing workforce continued to grow from 2016 to 2017 according the latest data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), it is concerning this past year experienced the slowest growth in 10 years. Given our growing and ageing population’s increasing healthcare needs this slowdown is a notable shift worth monitoring. Of…

“We’ve all watched a loved one or someone we deeply care about suffer the pain of mental illness. We know how helpless it makes us feel. It doesn’t have to be this way. There’s no shame in battling mental illness or need to suffer in silence. Let’s break through stigmas, there is help out there,” Tracy Zambory, RN, SUN President This week is Mental Health…