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Prof Linda H Aiken PhD a <a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)62631-8/fulltext#cor1" href="http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)62631-8/fulltext#cor1" title="" "="">, Douglas M Sloane PhD a, Luk…

BY CATHARINE MAKELKI, THE STARPHOENIX The community of l'Isle-Verte in Quebec gathered recently to remember the more than 30 residents who lost their lives in a fire that broke out in a nursing home. This tragedy should make us all reflect on the conditions of care for our seniors. The lack of sprinklers in the Quebec facility clearly played a major role, but many people were shocked to…

REGINA, February 10, 2014: In the wake of the recently agreed to extension of a pause on registered nurse position abolishment with the Ministry of Health, the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) launches a groundbreaking social media video campaign. The four-week campaign, kicking off Monday, February 10, 2014, will feature daily, hard-hitting interviews with leading Canadian researchers and…

SUNSpots is the official newsletter of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses informing SUN members and external stakeholders of issues concerning the nursing profession and the health care system locally, provincially and nationally. 2014 Issues Vol. 40 - Issue #1 (February) View Publication

SASKATOON, December 11, 2013: The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and Station 20 West announced an expansion of their partnership Wednesday, which will see greater collaboration on health education and outreach programs as means to address the root causes of health problems in Saskatoon’s Westside Core neighborhoods. In addition SUN announced the forgiveness of a $250,000 loan extended to…