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A third of Canadian nurses show symptoms of depression and nearly a quarter have symptoms of PTSD, according to a new national study — led by a Regina team — examining the mental health of nurses. The findings, which Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) president Linda Silas called “quite disturbing,” showed that rates of mental illness among nurses were just as…

June 16, 2020 (OTTAWA, ON) – A first-of-its-kind study on mental disorders among Canada’s nurses has been released today, revealing widespread and severe symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression, burnout and other conditions. The study, Mental Disorder Symptoms Among Nurses in Canada, is based on pan-Canadian data from 7,358 regulated nurses (RNs, LPNs, RPNs, NPs), collected in…

The Saskatchewan government is spending $80 million to build, renovate and maintain long-term care facilities in the province, including commitments for more beds in La Ronge and a new facility in Grenfell. But NDP Leader Ryan Meili joined care workers to question why there’s no more money on offer for staffing as they face long-standing challenges and added workloads during the pandemic.…

Saskatchewan health officials were warning about “extremely limited” inventories of personal protective equipment (PPE) in mid-March, just days before Premier Scott Moe said he was unaware of any shortages. Moe made similar statements about testing supplies soon after a Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) memo about a “swab shortage” that cut off shipments to urban…

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to delays and reductions in tests for other types of infections, including sexually transmitted infections, but provincial labs are now returning to their normal offerings.  As of Monday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is resuming all its clinical microbiology services in the province.  "Clinical microbiology is that branch of pathology and lab…