Doctors, nurses, surgeons, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and even a Medical Director of Trauma from across the province united in an unprecedented appeal to the provincial government outlining staffing shortages, rising burnout, hallway healthcare conditions and unacceptable patient wait times.
The Minister offered no response Tuesday, even hours after the letter had been shared widely in the media and on social media.
“His silence speaks volumes,” said Keith Jorgenson, Associate Shadow Minister for Health. “When hundreds of professionals sound the alarm, the least the government can do is listen. Instead, the Minister is hiding from the very people keeping our healthcare system afloat.”
The letter reflects what patients and families across Saskatchewan already know — after 18 years the Sask. Party has broken healthcare and cannot be trusted to fix it.
The Government’s failure to respond is part of a long pattern of dismissing frontline expertise and the true scale of this healthcare crisis.
“Our healthcare workers have shown extraordinary courage and commitment,” said Keith Jorgenson, Associate Shadow Minister for Health. “They deserve respect and leadership, not a minister who disappears when times get tough.”
The Saskatchewan NDP will be demanding accountability and a plan to end the healthcare crisis at RUH and across the province in the Legislature Wednesday and during the first Question Period of the Fall Sitting Thursday.
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