The Regina Douglas Park's candidates' promises on Healthcare

Cancer

Sask Party

Provide a new cervix self-screening programme allowing women to use a self-sampling kit sent in the mail to test for HPV

"A new cervix self-screening program will provide women with the option to receive a self-sampling kit in the mail to test for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) as an alternative to the Pap test." — Our Plan for a Strong Economy and a Bright Future, retrieved 2024-10-19

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We don't have any NDP policies on Cancer.

Diabetes

Sask Party

Expand coverage for flash and continuous glucose monitoring systems and supplies for seniors and adults under 25

"Coverage for Flash and Continuous Glucose Monitoring systems and supplies will be expanded, at no cost, to seniors who use insulin to manage their diabetes and meet medical criteria.

Coverage for Flash and Continuous Glucose Monitoring systems and supplies will be expanded, at no cost, to young adults ages 25 and under who use insulin to manage their diabetes and meet medical criteria."

— Our Plan for a Strong Economy and a Bright Future, retrieved 2024-10-19

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We don't have any NDP policies on Diabetes.

Drugs and addiction

Sask Party

Add 287 more addiction beds

"The Saskatchewan Party has set a target of 500 new addictions treatment spaces over the next five years. 213 of those 500 spaces have been announced or opened." — Our Plan for a Strong Economy and a Bright Future, retrieved 2024-10-19

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We don't have any NDP policies on Drugs and addiction.

Emergency wait-times

We don't have any Sask Party policies on Emergency wait-times.

NDP

Increase staffing to keep emergency rooms open
Update the Ambulance Act to reduce the time paramedics spend in waiting rooms

"Help paramedics to get out of waiting rooms and back on the road through modernizing the Ambulance Act." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20
Create a public, online dashboard to track unplanned emergency room closures

"Share information with Saskatchewan people when there are unplanned emergency room closures by launching an online dashboard." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20
Reopen the emergency room in Saskatoon City Hospital 24/7

"Relieve pressure on Saskatoon emergency rooms, reduce wait times and improve healthcare by reopening the emergency room in Saskatoon City Hospital 24/7." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

Family doctors and primary care

We don't have any Sask Party policies on Family doctors and primary care.

NDP

Create an online list of family doctors accepting new patients

"Establish an online list of family doctors accepting new patients and improve access to primary care and nurse practitioners." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

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Health administration

We don't have any Sask Party policies on Health administration.

NDP

Invest in Community Health Advisory networks so local communities are involved in healthcare decision-making

"Invest in Community Health Advisory Networks so local communities will be heard in healthcare decision-making." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

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Health staffing

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
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
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 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

Long-term care

We don't have any Sask Party policies on Long-term care.

NDP

Reduce long-term care wait times
Restore and expand supports and services to keep seniors in their homes longer

"Reduce long-term care wait times and restore and expand supports and services to keep seniors in their homes longer, including those living with disabilities and other physical impairments." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

Mental health

We don't have any Sask Party policies on Mental health.

NDP

Increase access to counselling

"Increase access to mental health supports, addictions support, including counselling, prevention and early intervention services." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20
Enrol more people in the Rapid Access Counselling programme

Prescription drugs and pharmacare

We don't have any Sask Party policies on Prescription drugs and pharmacare.

NDP

Sign onto the federal government's plan to cover insulin and contraceptives

"Reduce prescription costs by signing on to the federal government’s plan to cover insulin and contraceptives." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

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Procedures and diagnostics

We don't have any Sask Party policies on Procedures and diagnostics.

NDP

Invest in diagnostic equipment in the public system

"Provide people with timely access to life-saving tests and scans by investing in diagnostic equipment in the public system, including MRIs, mammograms, and CT scans." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20
Reopen the Moose Jaw Hyperbaric Chamber

"Help firefighters, burn victims and cancer patients get treatment by reopening the Moose Jaw Hyperbaric Chamber." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20
Hire more staff and increase the hours of operation for surgeries

"Increase the number of surgeries in the public system by hiring more staff and increasing the hours of operation." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

Seniors

We don't have any Sask Party policies on Seniors.

NDP

Establish an independent Seniors' Advocate
Enact a Seniors' Bill of Rights
Restore and expand supports and services to keep seniors in their homes longer

"Reduce long-term care wait times and restore and expand supports and services to keep seniors in their homes longer, including those living with disabilities and other physical impairments." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

Sexual and reproductive health

Sask Party

Create a tax credit to cover 50% of the cost of a first fertility treatment, up to a $10K benefit

"A new tax credit will cover 50 per cent of the cost of a first fertility treatment and related prescription drug costs up to $20,000, for a $10,000 benefit." — Our Plan for a Strong Economy and a Bright Future, retrieved 2024-10-19

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NDP

Fund one round of IVF

"Fund one round of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment for families looking to grow." — It’s Time for Change, retrieved 2024-10-20

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