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Healthcare

Health staffing platforms

Here's what the 2024 Saskatchewan election parties are promising.
We don't have any Sask Party policies on Health staffing.

NDP

  • Hire more doctors, nurses, paramedics, and healthcare professionals

    "Hire more doctors, nurses, paramedics and healthcare professionals to work on the front lines and at the bedside." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

  • Train more healthcare workers in Saskatchewan, with a focus on hard-to-recruit positions

    "Bring in a Grow Your Own Strategy to train more healthcare workers here in Saskatchewan to work in Saskatchewan – with a focus on hard-to-recruit positions." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

  • Create more permanent, full-time healthcare positions, and phase out contract positions

    "Create more permanent full-time healthcare positions to ensure frontline workers can stay in their communities and phase out Scott Moe’s costly contract positions." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

    "Retain the healthcare workers already on the frontlines by treating them with respect and ensuring they have the tools they need to do their jobs." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

  • End "the culture of fear and reprisals" in Saskatchewan healthcare

    "Respect healthcare workers and ensure they are valued by bringing in a different approach than the Sask. Party and ending the culture of fear and reprisals." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

  • Create a Health Human Resources Roundtable

    "Create a Health Human Resources Roundtable to bring together all key players to assess the current workforce and plan for the future." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

  • Launch a nursing taskforce

    "Launch the nursing taskforce that the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses has been calling for for more than two years." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

Sask United

  • Open more medical school seats and residency spots

    "We recognize the urgent need for more healthcare professionals in Saskatchewan. To address this, we will open more medical school seats and residency spots here in the province." — The Sask United Blueprint for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

  • Implement a targeted recruitment strategy to attract new nurses, doctors lab technicians, and other medical professionals from across Canada

    "We will also implement a target- ed recruitment strategy that focuses on attracting nurses, doctors, lab technicians, and other medical pro- fessionals from all Canadian universities and colleges." — The Sask United Blueprint for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

  • Pay for healthcare professionals' education in exchange for a commitment to serve in Saskatchewan for a specified time

    "We will offer a program similar to the Royal Military College (RMC) Officer Program, where students and new healthcare professionals will have their education paid for in exchange for a commitment to serve in Saskatchewan for a specified period of time." — The Sask United Blueprint for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

  • Offer retention bonuses to healthcare professionals who stay to work in Saskatchewan

    "Retention bonuses will be offered for healthcare professionals who choose to stay and work in Saskatchewan, ensuring that we not only attract but also retain top talent." — The Sask United Blueprint for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

  • Provide competitive compensation and research grants compared to other Canadian jurisdictions

    "We will also implement additional research grants and offer competitive compensation in other Canadian jurisdictions for professionals who choose to work and stay in the Saskatchewan." — The Sask United Blueprint for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

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