The fall legislative sitting doesn’t start until mid-October, but the Sask. NDP is already announcing its intentions around legislation on ER closures.

Jared Clarke, the Sask. NDP’s rural and remote health critic, said he’s planning to introduce a private member’s bill that would require public notification of all ER closures in the province.

“If your hospital in your community is closed at that moment, people should be able to know so they know whether they should go there, or whether they should look to another community to get that care,” said Clarke. • ‘Ticking time bomb’: Regina General Hospital using ‘mass casualty’ tactics • Sask. dealing with long waits for breast health one year after plan announced • Culture review of Regina hospitals finds bullying, incivility, disengage

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