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Plans are underway to open 36 additional permanent acute care in-patient beds at Royal University Hospital (RUH) in Saskatoon to accommodate patients admitted through the Emergency Department. The new beds will be located in the space that will become available following the transition of maternal, newborn and pediatric services to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (JPCH) this…

Residents of southern Saskatchewan will soon have better access to inpatient addictions services through Pine Lodge Treatment Centre in Indian Head. As part of a record $402 million investment in mental health and addictions in the 2018-19 budget, $467,000 will be provided for 10 new treatment beds. “This investment will help Pine Lodge reduce wait times, providing people across southern…

WHAT?  The first anonymous Canada-wide assessment of Occupational Stress Injuries (including PTSD, depression and anxiety) amongst nurses.       WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE?  All nurses, regardless of your mental health. Your responses will help everyone in need!  The survey is available below and will ask you to reflect on your own mental health, which may be…

CHECK IT OUT!  SUN’s new website is crisp, clean, easy to navigate and mobile-friendly! The new website features: President’s Messages Did You Know Bulletins Collective Agreements Newswire and Events calendar with pre-filtered searches Members Resources from Education to Professional Practice to Occupational Health & Safety information Tools and resources for our…

Nothing changes without action. We hold in each of us the power to chart a new course for our lives – to take things in a different direction. The minute we as individuals make the conscious decision to follow through with our thoughts and turn them into action we begin to take charge of our own future.  I know you might be thinking this sentiment is better suited to an inspirational…