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FOUR OR MORE DOCTORS HAVE LEFT YORKTON IN LAST SIX MONTHS AS PATIENTS GO WITHOUT PRIMARY CARE

SASK. PARTY BLOCKS EMERGENCY MOTION FOR BI-PARTISAN HEALTHCARE TASKFORCE

REGINA – More Saskatchewan people are going without primary care after at least four family doctors left Yorkton in recent months. While the Sask. Party claims their recruitment efforts are “the best in the country,” the Health Minister is privately admitting that the number of departures is higher than reported.

DESPITE CASES OF SCURVY, SASK. PARTY BLOCKS INVESTIGATION INTO SKY-HIGH FOOD PRICES IN NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN

Saskatchewan NDP Northern Affairs Shadow Minister pitched an all-party committee to provide recommendations to better health and food security 

REGINA – As Northerners face rising food costs and an outbreak of scurvy unlike any seen in generations, Saskatchewan NDP Shadow Minister for Northern Affairs Jordan McPhail sought to introduce an emergency motion in the Human Services Committee to have the committee investigate rising food prices and to bring forward recommendation on ways to improve food security and health for Northerners.

SASK. PARTY PROTECTS ITS OWN, BLOCKS ACCOUNTABILITY

The Conflict of Interest Commissioner left it to the Legislative Assembly to determine a proper penalty for Gary Grewal’s illegal actions

REGINA – In light of yesterday's scathing Auditor’s Report and the continued failure of the Sask. Party government to end MLA profiteering from government contracts, the Saskatchewan NDP attempted to bring forward an emergency motion to compel Gary Grewal to answer questions before the Human Services Committee.

LIFESAVING PICC LINES STILL UNAVAILABLE AT REGINA HOSPITALS

Failures in Sask. Party’s recruitment strategy leaving hospitals without adequate staffing according to internal memos

REGINA – Despite a leaked internal memo stating that short-staffing affecting PICC line procedures would end on Oct. 3, patients are shedding new light on the dire nature of Regina’s hospitals as failures in the Sask. Party’s recruitment strategy are still leading to chronic staff shortages. The widespread shortages specifically include interventional radiologists in Regina, who have specialized skills to insert lifesaving PICC lines or ports.