Primary Health Services Branch serves to develop the policy framework for Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) to plan and organize primary health care service delivery.

To improve primary health care, the Branch:

• develops guidelines and facilitates RHA planning for primary health care;
• assists RHAs in setting up networks of interdisciplinary teams of primary health care providers;
• monitors the progress of primary health care provincially;
• develops and advances technology systems; and
• engages in research, service standard development and evaluation of primary health care.

Primary Health Care (PHC) is the foundation of the health care system. It is often the first point of contact people have with a health care provider when they have a health concern. That contact may involve a visit to a family physician or nurse practitioner, advice from a pharmacist, or information on chronic disease management.

A strong primary health care system provides access to high quality care delivered by a team of health professionals that meets the needs of patient and their families of all ages in any health care setting.

Characteristics of PHC include:

Contact Information
Primary Health Services Branch
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health
3475 Albert Street, Regina  S4S 6X6
(306) 787-0889