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I write this with tears in my eyes. I saw in the news last week that the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, which gets its money from the government of Brad Wall, has decided to cut 20 on-the-floor jobs from mental health. It’s decided this even though “Saskatchewan is already the province in last place for percentage of health budget allocated to mental…

As per SUN’s Bylaws,  SUN District Council’s shall hold an annual meeting with members in the District between Sept 1st and Oct 31st of each calendar year. The SDC Grant Application deadline is October 31st. Eligibility to receive the annual grant is contingent on the submission of the following: Bank statement and bank reconciliation for the fiscal year ending Sept…

[NewsTalk 980 CJME]  Saskatchewan's nurses' union is concerned as 20 people are being laid off from the mental health unit at Regina's General Hospital. According to the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN), 20 people are being laid off from the unit – 11 of which are Registered Nurses, and the majority of those are Registered Psychiatric Nurses. The union didn't know…

[Leader Post] Twenty staff on the adult mental health unit at Regina General Hospital — including seven registered psychiatric nurses — will be receiving layoff notices. The layoffs are a result of an audit done to align staffing with the needs of the unit, said Keith Dewar, CEO of the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region. To more effectively use resources, staff will…

[CTV Regina]  The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says patient care could suffer as jobs are cut in the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region, specifically in mental health. A memo provided to nurses by the health region says a review found the mental-health services at Regina General Hospital had too many positions and "continuing to operate this way is not sustainable." It says…