Health

'Very beneficial for us': Northern MLA gives green light to new physician incentive program

The Saskatchewan Government has announced an increased incentive to its Rural Physician Incentive Program (RPIP) to help attract and retain more family physicians to rural and northern communities in ...

Apr 07, 2023

Green Shirt Day continuing to have positive impact in province, nearly 21,000 on organ donor registry

Nearly 21,000 residents in the province have signed up to be an organ donor over the past two and a half years.Apr. 7 is 'Green Shirt' Day which was created as a tribute to Logan Boulet, who died in t...

Apr 07, 2023

New doctor incentive program misses the mark says Director of Northern Medical Services

The province now has a plan to incentivize more doctors to come to the province, but will that make a difference in northern Saskatchewan?The incentive program, which started on April 1, is designed t...

Apr 05, 2023

SHA removing mask mandates at health-care facilities; SK Vax Wallet app ending

COVID-19 is still present in Saskatchewan, but the provincial government and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) have decided to return to some of their pre-pandemic practices.In a media release Tuesd...

Apr 04, 2023

Sask. to stop mandatory masking in health-care settings

Mandatory masking in public hasn't been the law of the land in Saskatchewan for more than a year, but on Tuesday, the provincial government is expected to rip the final COVID-19 band-aid off and remov...

Apr 04, 2023

Northern communities at the top for 'No Ambulance Available' calls in 2023

Saskatchewan's Opposition says hundreds of residents were left in the dark by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) in the first three months of the year with no ambulances available.Documents obtai...

Apr 03, 2023

Legislation for physician assistants introduced in Saskatchewan

In a bid to help heal Saskatchewan's limping health-care system, the province's health minister has introduced legislation to allow physician assistants to practice in Saskatchewan."This is another to...

Apr 02, 2023

Saskatchewan family doctors say provincial budget short on needed reforms

Saskatchewan family doctors say the province's latest budget fails to make needed reforms that would help keep them here as some look elsewhere for work.Saskatchewan Medical Association President Dr. ...

Mar 25, 2023

Health-care and Education unions respond to provincial budget

Some of Saskatchewan's biggest health-care and education unions have spoken out following the tabling of the budget on Wednesday afternoon.The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) was hoping ...

Mar 22, 2023

Study involving P.A. area horses examines PTSD treatment for emergency responders

A research study is being done in the Prince Albert area trying to determine whether or not horses can help emergency responders managing PTSD. Cartier Farms has partnered with McMaster University to ...

Mar 15, 2023