Tag Archives: Health
Health-care cuts forced woman to give birth on side of highway: Sask. NDP
A woman in labour from Meadow Lake was told to drive to Lloydminster because of staff shortages at her local hospital, and ended up giving birth on the side of the road, Saskatchewan NDP said.NDP Lead...
Oct 20, 2024
High number of discarded needles found around Nipawin in September
Some concerning numbers about sharps from the Nipawin Fire Department (NFD). In their monthly information report to council, the department said the total number of sharps pickups around the community...
Oct 18, 2024
NDP’s Carla Beck promises 800 health-care workers, improved conditions
REGINA - Saskatchewan New Democratic Leader Carla Beck says she would hire 800 new front-line health-care workers over four years if her party wins the election on Oct. 28.Beck says those positions wo...
Oct 15, 2024
Saskatchewan Party promises increase in tax credits for persons with disabilities
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is promising to increase a set of tax credits for persons with disabilities if he's re-elected on Oct. 28. He says another four years with his party in government w...
Oct 08, 2024
'This is unbelievable' : Sask NDP and supporters share healthcare woes
Battlefords resident Amanda Singh struggles with a disease that causes severe pain and inflammation in her lungs, heart and spine. In the early days of her illness, she would have to wait at the hospi...
Oct 04, 2024
‘It’s terrifying’: Health-care workers sound alarm at Legislative Building
Many nurses are fed up with how health care is treated in Saskatchewan.Hundreds of nurses were joined by other health-care workers and members of the public at a rally outside the Legislative Building...
Oct 04, 2024
Alzheimer's Society reaches out to provincial election candidates
New data suggests that over the next 30 years, the number of people in Saskatchewan living with dementia will increase to over 40,000. That's why the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan is hoping to g...
Oct 03, 2024
Sask. NDP demands Moe explain health system woes, overcapacity hospitals
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan New Democrats say the Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe needs to explain how emergency rooms became overwhelmed under his watch as premier.Health care reform is one of the...
Oct 03, 2024
Former health authority employee first patient treated by Melfort's primary stroke centre
A former Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) employee was the first person to put Melfort's primary stroke centre designation to the test, months before it was set to go live. Doris Smith fell ill on ...
Sep 27, 2024
SHA reaffirms commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
The colour orange filled gallery room 'A' at TCU Place in Saskatoon as the Saskatchewan Health Authority reaffirmed its commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.New documents were signed that included p...
Sep 26, 2024