In a mandate letter to Health Minister Adriana LaGrange issued on Tuesday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith laid out plans to add health care professionals in underserved communities, improve EMS response times and support primary care in Alberta's health care system.
"A primary focus of our government over the next four years will be to ensure Albertans have improved access to world-class health care when and where they need it," Smith wrote.
"To accomplish this task, you will need to demonstrate creativity, responsiveness to public concerns and a willingness to reform the management and structure of Alberta Health Services to better decentralize decision-making and resources to the front line and local communities." Among the instructions Smith laid out to LaGrange are a number of UCP platform commitments, such as adding obstetricians to communities such as Lethbridge and Fort Macleod, investing in midwifery services and developing more research into women's health.
Smith also wants LaGrange to remain within her government's pledge to ensure Albertans never need to pay to see their doctor or receive medical treatment – the UCP's Public Health Care Guarantee. She also wants her health minister to take on some of the lingering issues facing Alberta health care.Decreasing surgical procedure backlogs;Smith also suggests LaGrange should do all she can to reform the health-care system and "incentivize" regional innovation as a way to retain workers.
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