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By Murray Mandryk, The Starphoenix July 26, 2014 6:40 AM SOURCE: http://www.leaderpost.com/health/lean+stopwatches+woes/10065419/story.html The easiest way to measure what's gone wrong with lean implementation in Saskatchewan health isn't by counting the number of Japanese words health care providers were told to learn, or the number of paper airplanes they made in a training…

In response to Saskatchewan Registered Nurse Association (SRNA) Nursing Practice Advisor concerns that nurse educators are being asked to provide education to not only registered nurses but also other health care providers, a letter has been sent to all Nurse Educators and Managers in the province from SRNA Executive Director, Karen Eisler. In the letter, Eisler points out that educators have…

As registered nurses SUN members are dedicated to helping others in need, but when tragedy strikes close to home, it means so much more. The floods in southern and south-eastern Saskatchewan have devastated countless communities – many of which are still under water and will take weeks to recover. In honour of the SUN members, living and working in these areas and to help those in the…

REGINA -  Members of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) working at Saskatchewan’s two (2) Canadian Blood Services (CBS) facilities have voted in 89% in favour of a long awaited Collective Agreement. The newly ratified Collective Agreement contains: ·         Improvements to universal health benefits…

Due to a vacant SUN position on the SUN/SAHO Position Evaluation Committee, the SUN Board of Directors has issued a Call for Expression of Interest. As per SUN Bylaw 6.07, the SUN Board of Directors will appoint one (1) member to this Committee. SUN members, working under the SUN/SAHO Collective Agreement, interested in taking on the role of SUN representative on the SUN/SAHO Position…