Sask. NDP commits to grow-your-own healthcare strategy
REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan NDP grilled Scott Moe’s Sask. Party government for its failed health plan and increasing reliance on costly out-of-province travel nurses after a private nursing company released a promotional video of a man firing a taxpayer money gun in a Saskatchewan canola field.
“Travel nurses used to be a one-off, fill-in-the-gap tool. But under this tired and out-of-touch government, travel nurses have become a costly baked-in part of our healthcare system,” said Health Critic Vicki Mowat. “We should be training more Saskatchewan people to become healthcare workers, and skilling-up the folks who are already here. It’s common sense.”
The caption of the taxpayer money gun video reads “POINT OF VIEW: YOU JUST FINISHED YOUR SASKATCHEWAN CONTRACT MAKING $92/HOUR”. “Gimme the Loot”, a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., plays in the background.
According to SHA annual reports, the out-of-province travel nurse company in question received $6.2 million from the Sask. Party government over the last four years.
Last month, 49 emergency room nurses penned a letter to the Health Minister. The letter says that differences in pay and benefits, along with the government favouring out-of-province travel nurses for open shifts, are making staff morale worse in Saskatchewan hospitals. The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses predicts that the province is on track to spend a record $70 million on travel nurses in 2024, and its most recent member’s survey suggests that 58% of Saskatchewan nurses are thinking of leaving the province’s health system.
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Scott Moe Continues To Downplay Cost-Of-Living Crisis As Saskatchewan People Report Highest Financial Anxiety In Canada
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Sask. NDP Join Childcare Operators and Municipal Leaders Calling For Immediate Pause And Review As Funding Shortfalls Threaten Closures
REGINA — Carla Beck’s team alongside municipal leaders and childcare operators is calling on the Sask. Party government to go back to the drawing board on their failing childcare funding model which they say puts hundreds of critical childcare spaces at risk – particularly in rural communities already struggling with limited access.
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Taxpayers Deserve To Know Whose Making Money Delivering Healthcare In Crumbling System
REGINA - As the Scott Moe government increasingly funnels record amounts of public money into for-profit healthcare, Carla Beck’s team is introducing legislation to ensure taxpayers aren’t being ripped off.