All links are best viewed in Google Chrome. Use the links below to quickly navigate to a section. | - Video: Turning Our Commitment into Action with Derek Miller and Jennifer Ahenakew
- Show your commitment to Truth and Reconciliation with an SHA orange shirt
- Registered Social Workers Provincial Community of Practice: Truth and Reconciliation in Social Work Practice
| - College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS) upcoming process change for renewing Professional Liability Protection (SUN and OOS CRNS Members)
- Safety Talk - Patient Safety Incident Reporting
- SHA Do Not Use Abbreviations Audit is open
- Join the Accreditation Readiness and Provincial Work Project Team Wall Walk
- Windows 11 Update – Week of September 15
| - Phlebotomy performed by non-Laboratory Staff
- UPDATE: Multidisciplinary Professional Practice document bundle
- Clinical Document monthly updates
| - NEW: Popcorn Learning Sessions - Home Care Information System
- NEW: Ethics Exchange - Towards Informed Decision Making in Health Care
- 24th Annual Kaye Family Learning Day
- Saskatchewan Operating Room Nurses Group Conference
- CHCA Project ECHO Integrated Seniors Care
- Annual gastrointestinal (GI) Education Conference - CSGNA Regina
- Canada West Health Leaders Conference
- SHEPP Retirement Ahead Information Sessions
- NEW: Free online suicide prevention training
- Continuing Medical Education - Webinars, Conferences, and Courses
| Turning Our Commitment into Action | The Saskatchewan Health Authority's commitment to Truth and Reconciliation is honoured through the words and actions of staff and physicians every day.
Hear more from SHA Chief Operating Officer Derek Miller and Vice President, First Nations and Metis Health, Jennifer Ahenakew, on how you can turn your commitment into action. ▶️ Turning Our Commitment into Action 🌐 Take the pledge - It Starts with Me | Show your commitment to Truth and Reconciliation with an SHA orange shirt September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a time to honour the victims and survivors of the residential school system. Wearing an orange shirt is one way to show support, raise awareness, and reflect on the ongoing journey of Truth and Reconciliation. The Saskatchewan Health Authority encourages staff to wear orange on Sept. 30 and on the last Friday of every month as a visible sign of this commitment. Developed under the leadership of the First Nations and Métis Health team and available exclusively through the SHA Store, the SHA Every Child Matters Orange Shirt supports this important work. Proceeds from every shirt sold will be donated to the Orange Shirt Society. Place your order by September 23 to get your shirt by September 30. Consider combining orders with colleagues to take advantage of free shipping, which is available on orders over $150.
Click here to register an account and here to order your SHA Orange Shirt. | Registered Social Workers Provincial Community of Practice: Truth and Reconciliation in Social Work Practice 📅September 24 🕑 2:30 p.m. 🌐 Register 📄 Poster
Presenter: Carrie McCloy, Faculty member with the Indigenous Social Work Program at the First Nations University of Canada.
This presentation will examine how colonial systems disrupted relationships with land, family, culture, and identity and will consider how social workers can support healing practices rooted in respect, responsibility, reciprocity, and connection. By appreciating the more-than-human world, we can explore reconciliation through ethical, relational, and land-based practices. 🌐 SharePoint: Registered Social Workers | College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS) upcoming process change for renewing Professional Liability Protection (SUN and OOS CRNS Members) SHA is aware of an upcoming change from College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS) regarding the registration process related to Professional Liability Protection (PLP).
Your CRNS registration previously included the fee for PLP, which is required as part of nursing licensure. In previous years, CRNS collected the fee and forwarded this payment to the PLP provider, the Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS), on your behalf.
Beginning this year, registrants will now pay the fee for PLP directly to CNPS instead of it being collected by CRNS as part of registration.
What does this mean for my reimbursement from SHA?
Employees will make one claim the combined receipt amount of the registration payment to CRNS and insurance fee to CNPS under Reimbursements/Professional Fees Reimbursement tile in My Connection (KB0012953). You will need to attach both receipts in the case for full reimbursement to be paid. | Safety Talk - Patient Safety Incident Reporting Effective February 1, 2026 there are three ways that patient safety incidents are reported in the SHA, depending on your location. Regina — ECOR Saskatoon (NE6 and SE 1&2) — SRS North & Rural — Paper Incident Form.
Find them on the SHA Intranet under Forms & Policies — Patient Safety & Experience.
Check out the latest Safety Talk below for more information. 📄 Safety Talk | SHA Do Not Use Abbreviations Audit is open The SHA Do Not Use Abbreviations Audit is open for completion through September 2026. This audit is required annually (or more frequently for areas of concern) for all SHA acute care facilities.
Please refer to the Do Not Use Abbreviations Audit Work Standard and Audit Tool.
Questions can be directed to your local Medication Use and Safety Interdisciplinary Committee. 🌐 Learn more | Accreditation Readiness and Provincial Work - Wall Walk For all SHA and affiliate staff, physicians, and patient family partners who are interested in receiving an update on Accreditation Readiness and Provincial Work, please join the Provincial Project Team Leads, Accreditation Team, Corporate and Clinical Policy, Quality Improvement and Interprofessional Practice for a Wall Walk on September 22, 2026 at 1 p.m.
More information and a link to the meeting information can be located on the Provincial Priorities Page of the Accreditation Site Note, please attach the following link to the words "Provincial Priorities" 🌐 Provincial Priorities | Windows 11 Update – Week of September 15 SHA devices running Windows 11 will be updated to Version 25H2 between 2 and 5 a.m. at the following locations: September 15, 2026 - Former Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region
- Former Saskatoon Health Region:
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) Users
- Borden - Community Health Centre
- Cudworth Health Center
- Dalmeny - Spruce Manor Special Care Home
- Duck Lake - Goodwill Manor
- Humboldt - Family Medicine
- Humboldt - St. Mary's Villa
- Humboldt District Health Complex
- Langham - Senior Citizen's Home
- Lanigan Hospital
- Middle Lake - Bethany Pioneer Village
- Nokomis Health Centre
- Rosthern - Mennonite Nursing Home
- Rosthern Community Services Building
- Rosthern Hospital
- Strasbourg - Last Mountain Pioneer Home
- Wadena Medical Clinic
- Wakaw Hospital
- Warman - Mennonite Special Care Home
- Watrous Hospital
- Watson Health Complex
- Wynyard - Golden Acres
- Wynyard - Hospital
- Wynyard - Integrated Facility
For these locations, please ensure before leaving for the day: - Your work is saved and applications closed as your computer restarts.
- Your computer is powered on and connected to the SHA network, either onsite or through VPN.
If missed, the update will install the next time it connects to the SHA network during the scheduled deployment window. If you are not using a Windows 11 device, no action is required. The virtual desktop environment Windows updates will begin starting Monday, September 14. Please contact the eHS Service Desk at 1-888-316-7446 or ServiceDesk@eHealthsask.ca for any questions or concerns. | Phlebotomy performed by non-Laboratory Staff We are pleased to announce that as of September 9, 2026, CS-CP-0114-Phlebotomy Performed by non-Laboratory Staff is available for training purposes. The clinical procedure and supporting resources will become effective and available for use on October 7, 2026.
Supporting documents include: To learn more about implementing this new procedure, visit the Phlebotomy – Clinical Resources page or join the bi-weekly Scope Optimization Information Sessions through Pulse Point. 📧 Contact 🌐 Phlebotomy - Clinical Resources | UPDATE: Multidisciplinary Professional Practice document bundle The following provincial documents have been revised to support consistent practice across SHA: Key changes include: - Clearer guidance for assigning care based on patient need and provider competence.
- Standardized approaches to advanced competencies across nursing professions.
- Improved portability of certifications.
- Enhanced support for learner participation.
Together, these documents support safe, effective, team-based care while advancing SHA's commitment to standardized practice, scope optimization, and the Patients First Health Care Plan. For additional information, contact Clinical Standards at clinicalstandards@saskhealthauthority.ca 📧 Contact | Clinical Document Monthly Updates Clinical Standards is publishing monthly clinical document updates to communicate new, revised and archived clinical documents. Documents as part of project initiatives may be published in the SHA News as separate articles, as needed.
Based on user feedback, update for clinical forms, patient information and education resources (PIER), general documents and order sets are being published on one list to make it easier to review. Refer to the Clinical Standards Status Report for information on Clinical Standards and Procedures that are in development or have been approved and published.
Visit the Clinical Document Development – Clinical Standards webpage for information and guidance on clinical document development from the start to finish of your project. - Tools and resources to assist to guide document development from start to finish
- Contact lists to assist with provincial collaboration and networking
- Templates and writing guides
- Submission and approval processes
If clinical teams have questions or require assistance, they can contact clinicalstandards@saskhealthauthority.ca. 📧 Contact | Events and Professional Development | Popcorn Learning Sessions - Home Care Information System 📅 September 15 🕑 11 - 11:30 a.m. 📍Virtual 🌐Register
📅 September 17 🕑 2 - 2:30 p.m.📍Virtual 🌐Register
📅 September 22 🕑 11 - 11:30 a.m. 📍Virtual 🌐Register
📅 September 24 🕑 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.📍Virtual 🌐Register
📅 September 29 🕑 12 - 12:30 p.m.📍Virtual 🌐Register | Ethics Exchange - Towards Informed Decision Making in Health Care | 24th Annual Kaye Family Learning Day | 📅September 18 🕑 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.📍 Virtual 🌐Register | Saskatchewan Operating Room Nurses Group Conference | 📅October 3 🕑 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.📍 Regina, SK 🌐Register | CHCA Project ECHO Integrated Seniors Care: Optimizing Comfort and Quality of Life - Integrated Palliative Approaches to Symptom Management in Complex Chronic Conditions | 📅October 14, 2026 🕑 10 a.m. 📍Virtual 🌐Register | Annual gastrointestinal (GI) Education Conference - CSGNA Regina | Canada West Health Leaders Conference | SHEPP Retirement Ahead Information Sessions | 📅September 9, 23, October 15, November 17, December 8 🌐Learn more | Free online suicide prevention training 📅 On demand - 60 days to complete📍Virtual 📄 Learn more/Register | Continuing Medical Education - Webinars, Conferences, and Courses | TO PRINT AND POST: Just print this email. DO YOU HAVE A SUBMISSION? See our guidelines here. DID YOU MISS AN ISSUE? See our archives. | | | | |
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