When your kid wakes up with a sore throat on a Saturday morning, the last thing you want is a long wait in an emergency room.

For more Saskatchewan families, a quick trip to the pharmacy might now be all it takes to get tested, diagnosed and treated.

The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding its pharmacist-led strep throat testing pilot, giving more people across the province faster, easier access to care.

Eleven additional pharmacies that had been checking for ear infections are now also offering strep testing. They join 11 pharmacies already providing both services, while another 24 will continue assessing ear infections only.

“Everything we do in healthcare needs to be about more options and more access for patients,” said Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill. “It’s been really excitin

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