Saskatoon StarPhoenix
🏢 Postmedia
📍 SK
Jun 24, 2026
· 4 min read
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Provincial auditor makes several recommendations for SHA in their use of travel nurses
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LOCAL NEWS
Travel nurses used, and unused, at high cost to healthcare system: auditor
It's estimated that between 2019-20 and 2023-24, the Saskatchewan Health Authority's spending on travel nurses rose from $2.1 million to $98.8 million.
The SHA has come under scrutiny by the provincial auditor for its overuse and underuse of travel nurses.
By
Shane Fraser
June 24, 2026 at 2:33 p.m.
Last Updated: June 24, 2026 at 5:13 p.m.
Travel nurses and their complex costs are central to a new report from the provincial auditor.
Also known as temporary, agency or contract nurses, travel nurses “can hel…
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