Who will represent P.A. and North in new Sask. Health Authority?
As the hiring process unfolds for the senior management team for the new Saskatchewan Health Authority, the official opposition is raising concerns about who will represent Prince Albert and the three other soon-to-be disbanded health regions in the North.
The Prince Albert Parkland Health Authority will cease to be, along with the other 11 in the province once the new body takes over Dec. 4. The new CEO for the provincial authority, Scott Livingstone, is currently assembling his senior management line-up of 17, which will include teams representing the northern, urban and rural areas.
“There will be a vice-president for northern health services which is good in principle,” Danielle Chartier, the NDP’s health critic said. “But this person who ends up in this role needs to be someone who has knowledge and experience of the North; who has the trust and the respect of the people of the North. It can’t be a SaskParty puppet.”
PaNOW reached out to the new Saskatchewan Health Authority as well as the P.A. Parkland region for comment on how the hiring process will work to ensure the right person for the community’s needs is chosen. However, neither wanted to comment while the hiring process is ongoing. That is expected to conclude later in October.