Tag Archives: Jim Reiter
Ryan Meili wondering where hallways medicine review is after overcrowding issues surface at ER’s in Regina
Overcapacity issues at the emergency rooms in both the General and Pasqua Hospitals in Regina have the Saskatchewan Health Authority scrambling. While the S-H-A says the situation has stablized, it st...
Jan 14, 2020
Sask. NDP pushes government to implement whistleblower protections for health workers
The Saskatchewan NDP wants to see amendments made to the Public Interest Disclosure Act to protect health care employees in the province who want to voice concerns. This comes after a “hush memo...
Nov 21, 2019
Lung Health Awareness Month declared in Saskatchewan
Vaping regulations in Saskatchewan were announced the same day Lung Health Awareness Month was proclaimed province-wide. The awareness month aims to showcase the importance of protecting lungs, partic...
Nov 10, 2019
Saskatchewan Medical Association calls for higher legal age for vaping
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is happy to see the provincial government is moving towards controlling and regulating vaping in the province, but its members hope the government will consi...
Nov 10, 2019
NDP push for provincial strategy to improve backlog in emergency rooms in hospitals
The NDP is calling for a provincial strategy to deal with a backlog of treatment in emergency rooms in Regina and Saskatoon hospitals. Opposition health critic Vicki Mowat said emergency room wait tim...
Nov 07, 2019
SK gov’t taking steps to limit vaping amongst youth
In a move that many have been waiting for, the Saskatchewan government is introducing proposed amendments to “The Tobacco Control Act” to bring vaping products in line with existing tobacc...
Nov 05, 2019
Saskatchewan spending $10 million for more surgeries, decrease wait times
The Saskatchewan government says it will spend $10 million to help reduce wait times for some surgeries. The province says the cash will go toward 1,700 additional surgeries that will be performed bef...
Oct 30, 2019
Sask. NDP challenges government on hospital wait times, Regina Bypass
The Saskatchewan NDP is questioning what the provincial government is doing to help reduce wait times at hospitals in Saskatchewan. During question period on Monday afternoon, health critic Vicki Mowa...
Oct 28, 2019
Provincial government faces criticism after woman was treated in hospital hallway for five days
The Saskatchewan NDP are questioning the provincial government on emergency wait room times across the province. This comes after a woman reportedly spent five days in a hallway in the Pasqua hospital...
Oct 27, 2019
SK government once again being called on to introduce vaping legislation
The call to introduce legislation on vaping is being made again. The Canadian Cancer Society makes the call after a Canadian study released in the British Medical Journal showed a dramatic rise in you...
Jun 21, 2019
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