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In April 2020, all health care unions, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and all affiliate employers entered into a Letter of Understanding to address staffing issues and health care needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was agreed the Letter of Understanding would remain in force for a period of 28 days after the Emergency Declaration was…

SUN Provincial is aware that SUN members in some workplaces are being mandated by the Employer to work as a result of staffing shortages. As was communicated in September 2020, members are reminded that the SUN/SAHO Collective Agreement does not allow the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) to mandate a SUN member to work, except in…

In 2019 the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) completed a review of SUN members stat banks and discovered that in some former Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) there had been insufficient checks and balances in place, for a number of years, and some SUN members had not worked the required 8-hour shift per year when no stat holiday feel on that 8-hour shift. …

Legislation, standards, competencies, codes of ethics, and scopes of practice are not the same across healthcare providers.  We are not interchangeable.  It is not acceptable for other providers to take on registered nurse roles, responsibilities, and requirements without authority.  Members and employers have joint obligations to uphold…

We know that the professional practice environment may not always support safe, competent, ethical, and quality care.  You may not be able to meet your professional responsibilities and accountabilities. You have invested time, effort, and financial resources to become a registered…