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Staff worried about what will happen to chronically ill patients when funding expires, says union president Nurses are worried chronically ill patients being cared for by the Hospital Home Team are being left in the lurch.  Manitoba Nurses Union president Sandi Mowat says she found out through media reports this morning that the program is being cut with no notice.…

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REGINA — Staffing levels and a lack of baths are once again topping a list of concerns from residents of long-term care homes in  Saskatchewan . The issues are identified in reports compiled after health region CEOs toured seniors homes to see what’s working and what can be improved. Staffing levels were issues in nine health regions. Residents praised employees, but said…

For students who have hearing issues, school can be difficult at times. On Thursday, Quota International of Weyburn along with the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) helped to remedy that. A $10,000 grant from SUN and an additional $2,700 from Quota will see ten multi-functional FM hearing systems placed in classrooms around Weyburn. Seven will be installed at the Weyburn Comprehensive…

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