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The number of surgeries performed in Saskatchewan dropped by more than 10,000 during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the year before. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says from March 25 to May 25 this year, 4,874 surgeries were performed in the province, a decline of 10,977 from the 15,851 performed during the same period last year. SHA spokeswoman Lisa…

The executive director of AIDS Saskatoon says the group is continuing with its plans to open a safe place for people to consume drugs. The provincial budget released Monday did not include a hoped-for $1.3 million for the planned facility, which would be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. AIDS Saskatoon found out that the project would not be funded in March,…

REGINA -- Saskatchewan will be investing over $80 million in long-term care facilities across the province. In a release Tuesday, the government said $73 million will fund new long-term care facilities in Grenfell and La Ronge. These facilities have been approved to proceed with advanced planning and design. Another $7.2 million will be used for 82 priority renewal projects in 51 Saskatchewan…

A third of Canadian nurses show symptoms of depression and nearly a quarter have symptoms of PTSD, according to a new national study — led by a Regina team — examining the mental health of nurses. The findings, which Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) president Linda Silas called “quite disturbing,” showed that rates of mental illness among nurses were just as…

June 16, 2020 (OTTAWA, ON) – A first-of-its-kind study on mental disorders among Canada’s nurses has been released today, revealing widespread and severe symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression, burnout and other conditions. The study, Mental Disorder Symptoms Among Nurses in Canada, is based on pan-Canadian data from 7,358 regulated nurses (RNs, LPNs, RPNs, NPs), collected in…