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New poll: alarming number of nurses are looking for the exit sign, with early‑career nurses leading the march

March 23, 2023 (Ottawa, ON) – As the health staffing crisis rages on, an alarming number of nurses across the country are looking for the exit sign. Four in 10 nurses are either intending to retire, leave their jobs, or leave the nursing profession entirely, according to a poll released today by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU). “Canada’s nurses have been…

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Nothing New for Nurses in a Time of Crisis

Nothing New for Nurses in a Time of Crisis

I write to you all today to express my profound disappointment with the provincial budget. This budget contains nothing new that recognizes the dedication of registered nurses, nor the state of the overwhelmed, overburdened, and collapsed healthcare system. Nothing.  This budget does nothing to recognize the severity of the registered nursing shortage and the threat that poses to the…

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SUN Year in Review 2022-23

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Member Alert: Primary Health Care Network Changes Delayed

Since December 2022, SUN has communicated that changes were quickly coming for members working in Public Health, with the Saskatchewan Health Authority's (SHA) introduction of the Primary Health Care Network structure. We have done this through member information sessions and member alerts.  Click here to read the February 15 member alert Click here to read the March 2 member alert …

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Professional Practice Alert: WSR and NAC -- Getting the Facts

SUN is committed to helping Locals and members advance professional practice, workload, and staffing concerns using strong collective agreement articles and processes negotiated with Employers. The professional practice articles advance the obligation for members to provide care that is safe, competent, high-quality, and appropriate to the healthcare needs of their patients. To find solutions to…

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