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[Editorial]  The Leader-Post March 24, 2014 7:22 AM The Saskatchewan government is spending $39 million on the lean process to try and improve health care. In recent days, "lean" health-care redesign has been front and centre in political debate. The NDP Opposition has criticized the consulting firm price tag and the "Japanese senseis" flown in to train management in…

We have come a long way as a union and as registered nurses this past twelve months, but our journey — our struggle — is far from over. This message marks the first anniversary of my tenure as SUN president and I have to say it’s been an incredibly challenging and rewarding year... View Report

This past Monday SUN members were made aware of the Government’s decision to lift the pause on abolishment, replacement and vacancy management of registered nurse positions.  As you know, this pause was a directive from the Minister of Health in response to patient safety concerns raised in reports by you, our members. These concerns, along with data such as rising provincial critical…

The Minister of Health’s directive for the Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) to pause the abolishment of registered nurse positions has expired and government has decided it will not be extended. This decision is deeply troubling for SUN and SUN members given that concerns around patient safety, which were the reason for the pause, have not been addressed.   The pause was initially…

#nursing #skpoli #ptsafety SUN was hopeful at the outset that Lean concepts would be effective - it's very disappointing this is turning out not to be the case in practice. We are progressively hearing more from the front-lines about how Lean does not fit with the registered nursing process. The leadership shown by engaging registered nurses in Lean must now extend to listening to the…