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Many Saskatchewan drivers give each other a little wave when they pass on the roads or highways, but Sarah Mills says sh...
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Violence 5th highest cause of on the job injury in Sask.
Data released by the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board (WCB) shows healthcare workers are the most affected by violence relate injuries on the job in Saskatchewan. In 2016, 936 people told the W...
Apr 30, 2017
Fundraising campaign started to help nurse pay fines
Nurses across Canada are rallying behind one of their own from Saskatchewan after she was fined for speaking out against the care of one of her family members. Carolyn Strom posted on her Facebook pag...
Apr 08, 2017 A petition launched last year has more than 600 signatures in support of nurse Carolyn Strom. (Carolyn Strom/Facebook)
Clinic opens to improve health care access for refugees in Saskatoon
After years of planning, the first clinic dedicated to refugee health care in Saskatoon opened its doors Wednesday. Refugee Engagement and Community Health (REACH) brings together medical professional...
Feb 01, 2017
Sask. minister blasts feds over health funding
Saskatchewan's health minister is calling for continued negotiations on a new national health funding plan, despite a breakdown in talks this week. Jim Reiter said Monday's discussio...
Dec 20, 2016
NDP raises concerns about emergency room overcrowding
The NDP is raising concerns about overcrowding in emergency rooms in Regina and Saskatoon. According to the NDP this past week both Regina hospital emergency rooms were at over 100 percent capacity, w...
Jun 18, 2016
Legislation introduced for private 2-for-1 CT scans in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a step closer to allowing patients to pay for CT scans. During the spring election campaign, the Saskatchewan Party promised more choice to patients if re-elected. It made a commitment...
Jun 09, 2016
Number of Sask. health regions expected to be reduced
Transformational change is coming to Saskatchewan's health regions with the number expected to be reduced as part of an announcement made in Wednesday's budget. Currently there are 12 health regions i...
Jun 02, 2016
Preeceville residents rally for ER services
A mother whose son has special needs and is in a wheelchair, another woman whose daughter has epileptic fits, a senior who spearheaded fundraising efforts, and children with handmade signs that read "...
May 25, 2016
Some question new 24-hour visiting policy in Sask. hospitals
They are heralding it as a first in Canada - the province of Saskatchewan is adopting an 'open family policy' which will allow 24-hour access for family visitors to patients in hospitals or special ca...
May 12, 2016
John Black LEAN book accuses Sask. of 'racist overtones'
The man who brought the province LEAN is not cutting down his thoughts on his time in Saskatchewan. In his book "The Toyota Way to Healthcare Excellence", Black wrote that the government was at best "...
May 11, 2016
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