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Long-term care facilities across the province continue to see significant outbreaks of COVID-19 among their staff and residents. The latest outbreak was declared on January 25, 2021, at Crocus Plains Villa, a personal care home in…

REGINA -- Saskatchewan nurses have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic for more than 10 months and new stresses brought on by the virus have taken a physical and mental toll on both them and their families. Aubrey Tollefson has been a nurse for almost six years in Assiniboia. She said doesn’t think anyone was prepared for what the pandemic caused, and how quickly and often…

SUPPORTING MASK USE IN YOUR PRACTICE  We know SUN members recognize that all people – patients, families, and frontline workers alike – have shared accountability for creating safe workplaces throughout the health system. This is especially true during a pandemic.   From time to time you may encounter individuals who are…

Thank you to those who were able to join SUN’s Member Information Session on January 18 regarding the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. For those who were not able to attend, the material we reviewed at those…

With hundreds of COVID-19 cases diagnosed among residents and staff at Saskatchewan long-term care facilities, allegations of improper safety equipment, poor air quality, and cramped living conditions, Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Tracy Zambory says, “It’s really a dark time in long-term care.” The pandemic has opened the curtain on the deplorable conditions…