NDP leader Carla Beck says the money would aim to reduce wait times for treatment by focusing on hiring, training, recruiting and retaining front-line health workers.
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck speaks to the media at the Saskatchewan legislature in Regina, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu.Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck is promising to invest $1.1 billion to help fix a health system struggling with staff shortages and long waits for care.She says the money would aim to reduce wait times for treatment by focusing on hiring, training, recruiting and retaining front-line health workers.
The note highlights concerns that staffing shortages in cancer care are creating dangerous domino effects of staff burnout along with delayed and cancelled tests, putting patients at risk. Beck says it’s up to everybody in Saskatchewan to come together and put an end to the health-care crisis.“This election, you have a choice,” Beck said in a statement Tuesday.
“We can ensure that our loved ones are getting the care they deserve. We can invest in hiring more health-care workers and rebuild our health-care system.”
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