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REGINA — Staffing levels and a lack of baths are once again topping a list of concerns from residents of long-term care homes in  Saskatchewan . The issues are identified in reports compiled after health region CEOs toured seniors homes to see what’s working and what can be improved. Staffing levels were issues in nine health regions. Residents praised employees, but said…

For students who have hearing issues, school can be difficult at times. On Thursday, Quota International of Weyburn along with the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) helped to remedy that. A $10,000 grant from SUN and an additional $2,700 from Quota will see ten multi-functional FM hearing systems placed in classrooms around Weyburn. Seven will be installed at the Weyburn Comprehensive…

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I write this with tears in my eyes. I saw in the news last week that the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, which gets its money from the government of Brad Wall, has decided to cut 20 on-the-floor jobs from mental health. It’s decided this even though “Saskatchewan is already the province in last place for percentage of health budget allocated to mental…

As per SUN’s Bylaws,  SUN District Council’s shall hold an annual meeting with members in the District between Sept 1st and Oct 31st of each calendar year. The SDC Grant Application deadline is October 31st. Eligibility to receive the annual grant is contingent on the submission of the following: Bank statement and bank reconciliation for the fiscal year ending Sept…