NDP leader Ryan Meili is accusing the government of trying to silence doctors when it comes to problems in the healthcare system. Meili produced what is being referred to as a “hush memo” during Question Period on Tuesday. The memo, issued in late September by the Saskatchewan Health Authority, instructed Saskatchewan doctors to stop advocating […]
The roadmap for building a stronger Saskatchewan by the year 2030 is being released by Premier Scott Moe. The “Saskatchewan Growth Plan” includes 30 goals the province has over the next decade including key targets of a population of 1.4 million people, 100,000 new jobs, increasing exports by 50 per cent and increasing agriculture value-added revenue to […]
The implications of not vaccinating children is among the topics at the Prevention Matters 2019 conference in Saskatoon. The keynote speaker for the bi-annual three-day event beginning Wednesday at TCU Place is a Dalhousie University Paediatrics Professor specializing in infectious diseases. Dr. Noni MacDonald is considered a leading advocate for child and youth health around […]
NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat and Mental Health Critic Danielle Chartier have been crossing the province this summer holding town hall meetings on the status of healthcare and mental health care in Saskatchewan. The two made a stop at the University of Regina on Thursday to hear concerns that people have. Mowat says one theme […]
The federal NDP says if it is elected this fall it will expand Canada’s health-care system, starting with fast-tracking a universal drug plan to ensure a late 2020 start date. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says if his party forms government after the October federal election, it will inject $10 billion annually into a national pharmacare […]
Saskatchewan’s provincial auditor has tabled a report that calls for the Health Ministry to pay closer attention to how highly addictive opioids are leaving pharmacies. Judy Ferguson took a microscope to how the ministry monitors prescribing and dispensing of opioids. She says codeine, hydromorphone and fentanyl prescriptions patterns are higher in Saskatchewan than national averages. […]
It is hoped cardiac care in Regina will reach a new level of excellence after an agreement between Mosaic and the Hospitals of Regina Foundation. Mosaic will match every community donation up to one million dollars to support cardiac care at the General meaning every donor dollar will have double the impact. The campaign will […]
