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Nurse has depression, flashbacks, panic attacks after violent incident. A nurse at the Health Sciences Centre emergency department who was assaulted on the job has suffered lasting psychological effects and is demanding change.  The nurse, whose identity the CBC is protecting, wants metal detectors and more training for HSC security to manage daily meth-fuelled violence against…

With no nation-wide data on occupational stress injuries in nurses, Denise Dick believes it is difficult to know how much of an impact nurses’ jobs are having on their mental health, but she hopes a newly launched survey will fill that data gap. As the first vice-president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses and a registered nurse, Dick has experienced firsthand the stresses that come with…

Saskatoon's St.Paul's Hospital is reminding employees to be alert when coming or going from work after a nurse had her wallet and cellphone stolen during a daylight robbery earlier this week. Saskatoon police say at roughly 3:15 p.m. CST on Sunday, the 35-year-old woman was robbed of her belongings in the area of Avenue Q S. and 20th Street W. Police said the man, who was believed…

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…