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List increases for conditions that can be treated by pharmacists

List increases for conditions that can be treated by pharmacists

Dec 19, 2023 | 10:13am
Saskatchewan has expanded some of the health conditions for which pharmacists can see patients.  Pharmacists can now prescribe medications to treat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and recurrent genital herpes for both men and women.  “Pharmacists prescribing in specific circumstances provides patients with improved access to health care services,” Health Minister Everett Hindley said in […]

Merriman, Hindley announce new health care recruitment and retention plan

Sep 7, 2022 | 1:42pm

Under a new recruitment and retention plan announced today, the province said they are looking to add 1,000 professionals within the health care system. The Health Human Resources Action Plan will recruit hundreds of new healthcare workers from abroad and newcomers interested in working in the health care centre. Health Minister Paul Merriman talked about what Saskatchewan […]