Diana Woytiuk and her husband have owned Blain Lake Ambulance for nearly 25 years. What used to be a fully staffed service has turned into a skeleton crew of first responders.
Regulations and policies are being amended in Saskatchewan over the next year to expand the roles of pharmacists, advanced care paramedics and nurse practitioners.
Changes could include allowing paramedics to stitch minor wounds or cuts rather than transporting to the emergency department and allowing nurse practitioners to admit and discharge patients in hospitals. There's also potential for pharmacists to independently prescribe.