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Source: Global Regina REGINA – The organization representing Saskatchewan doctors says it’s concerned that the government’s decision to allow people to pay privately for MRIs is a hasty policy. A letter to physicians from the president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association says it opposes the move and told Health Minister Dustin Duncan that at the end of October. Dr. Mark…

Murray Mandryk, Regina Leader-Post Puiblished: December 9, 2015 To be fair to the lean process, it truly is hard to measure its more nebulous contributions. Consider its application to health-care delivery in Saskatchewan — the first jurisdiction anywhere to engage in a robust system-wide use of the program. Even if one can measure time or dollars, can one truly…

It has been more than 25 years since 14 women were murdered at Montreal’s École Polytechnique. And yet, women and girls in Canada still face violence in their homes, schools, workplaces, and communities every single day.  For the past two years, the Canadian Labour Congress has been spearheading an initiative to address the impact of domestic violence in the workplace.…

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SRNA Firm In Their Position: Cannot Support SALPN Bylaws Without a clear decision making framework in place, SRNA will not support proposed changes. By now, many of you will have received the recent communication from the SRNA [November 26, 2015] regarding the SALPN’s re-submission of their proposed bylaws for review by the Ministry of Health. (Click here to view a copy of f the…