Everyone needs to read about the dangerous ER situation at Royal University Hospital. This was just sent to SUN.

Things are getting MUCH worse.

The shift began with 40 patients stuck in the ER waiting for a bed elsewhere in the system and 21 patients in the hallway.

#skpoli

I am so thankful for all the travel/agency nurses I have called co-workers but we need a more sustainable solution. Imagine if only half of this $59 million had been spent on retention and recruitment.

This comment is not a one-off. We hear similar all the time.

$59 million in 2023 and on track for $70+ million in 2024.

We should be investing in Saskatchewan’s nurses and sustainable, homegrown solutions to staffing shortages. #skpoli

Saskatchewan’s registered nurses stand with you! Samantha Becotte #skpoli

It’s time to give Saskatchewan’s nursing crisis the attention it deserves, before it gets worse - - March 2024 survey of over 1,600 #Saskatchewan registered nurses. #skpoli

According to data from the Saskatchewan Health Authority acquired through an access to information request, the province spent $59 million on contract nurses in 2023. This was equivalent to 493,000 hours or 253 FTEs and is up from 12.3 million or 102,500 hours in 2021. #skpoli

Sask. patient care at risk due to short staffing, nurses say overwhelmingly in survey

“..there are near misses in the system, that patients aren't getting the care they require, and that people are considering leaving the profession,” Tracy Zambory
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Watch: SUN President, Tracy Zambory, sat down with CTV's CTV Morning Live Saskatchewan for #NationaNursingWeek . Thank you for all that you do, #sask nurses!
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Today marks Indigenous Nurses Day in Canada. CFNU honours and celebrates the extraordinary contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis nurses. Thank you for your leadership and your service to your patients, residents and communities. #NursingWeek2024 #IndigenousNursesDay

'You are family when patients are alone; a rock they can rely on, a shoulder to cry on, a confidant when they are afraid, & a voice when they cannot speak for themselves. Happy #NationalNursingWeek & thank you,' Tracy Zambory, SUN President, message to nurses. sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newsw…

Without concrete action to retain and recruit nurses, the use of for-profit nursing agencies continues to skyrocket.

'The damage it does to the healthcare system is significant. There’s no stability,' said SUNnurses president Tracy Zambory.

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We want a publicly funded and publicly delivered healthcare system. Everyone in Sask deserves access to proper care. When you’re selling off health care, you’re selling out the people of Saskatchewan. Our health care is not for sale!

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#skpoli #yxe

We are officially 11 days away from the All in for Public Health Care Rally on May 4!

Full event details are now live on our website, including the RSVP form if you are looking to catch a ride on our bus from Regina or Yorkton.

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#skpoli #yxe

Union sounds alarm over surge in use of travel nurses

“The damage it does to the healthcare system is significant. There’s no stability in a workplace that has to constantly rely on an agency nurse to come in to fill positions,” Tracy Zambory

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#Budget2024 brings healthy wins including #pharmacare funding, a national school food program and housing initiatives but falls short on delivering fairness for nurses and patients. Read more: nursesunions.ca/budget-2024-br… #cdnhealth #cdnpoli #canlab

It’s 2024 and health care is still in crisis. We need #Budget2024 to deliver funding for nurse retention initiatives. Our health care system hinges on the well-being of our nurses + HCWs, who are still doing too much with too little. See what can be done: staffupsavelives.ca

The state of Canada’s health care system is driving away nurses in all stages of their careers. Even nurses who are just starting out. Tell the federal government we need to take care of our nurses at staffupsavelives.ca

Had a great few days at our AGM! Thank you SUNnurses for this great experience! #HealthcareIsPeople #Solidarity

Congratulations to our neighbours in the SUNnurses on celebrating 50 years as the voice for nurses in Saskatchewan. Canada's nurses know we are stronger when we stand together.

Happy Anniversary, SUN! ☀️

#Solidarity #UnionStrong

1/7) If we want to solve the nursing shortage, governments need to do a better job at supporting nurses. See what can be done and tell Chrystia Freeland to put public health care at the heart of the upcoming federal budget at staffupsavelives.ca.