Saskatchewan Health Authority

Saskatchewan Establishes Provincial Advisory Committee to Tackle Primary Care Access, Considers Patient Attachment Registry

- Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health has formed a provincial advisory committee to improve primary care access, with a patient attachment registry under active consideration. - Approximately one in six Saskatchewan residents currently lacks access to a family physician, according to the Saskatchewan College of Family Physicians. - The proposed two-sided registry would match patients without a primary-care provider to family physicians, nurse practitioners, and primary-care teams with capacity. - The provincial government has committed to ensuring every resident has access to a primary-care provider by the end of 2028.