Alberta’s Official Opposition is making some changes to its shadow cabinet portfolios ahead of a return to the Legislature next week.

The Alberta NDP has split up the health portfolio to follow suit with the UCP government; Sarah Hoffman will now be responsible for the shadow Hospital and Surgical Facilities portfolio, while Sharif Haji will take on Primary and Preventative Health Services. Hoffman was previously responsible for the entire health portfolio.

The split in responsibilities comes following a decentralization of Alberta Health Services (AHS) by the province this year. The health agency was split into four parts Primary Care Alberta, Acute Care Alberta, Assisted Living and Recovery Alberta, and Continuing Care Alberta.

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