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Join Saskatchewan Federation of Labour President, Lori Johb and Community Mental Health And Addictions Nurse, Krystle Wallman, RN, for a presentation on our mental health during COVID-19 and beyond. Event Details and Registration: Facebook – Building Back Better: COVID-19 & Our Mental Health (facebook.com) Zoom Registration - Webinar Registration - Zoom

SASKATOON -- The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has seen a steep increase in employees working overtime. Since April 2020, the SHA is reporting a 4,539 per cent increase in overtime hours. The data was revealed in the latest physician townhall. Doctors working for the SHA meet virtually every Thursday to discuss key pandemic information. “The overtime hours paid for COVID support…

With ratification by both sides, the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) are in effect. Click here to view the MOA Please take note of the following: Salary Increase New wages will be implemented on June 6, 2021; please check your paystubs to ensure the appropriate wage has been…

How do we even begin to say thank you to the registered nurses in our lives, when a simple “thank you” doesn’t feel like it’s nearly enough? Every day I see SUN’s RNs, RPNs and NPs show up for work with compassion, empathy, and unshakeable resolve to provide the best care possible for their patients. I see teamwork, resilience in the face of adversity, and…

Rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 in asymptomatic individuals in a variety of settings across the province is being expanded. Rapid antigen testing is being used as a screening test to help sort people without symptoms who probably are not infected, from those who need to be further investigated. With more contagious variants now…