The WCB's approach to health care management is to facilitate the injured worker's return to normal activity in a timely and safe manner.
Facilitating Timely Diagnosis
If the primary practitioner has concerns about the waiting times for a specialist or a diagnostic appointment, the WCB's Health Care Services
Unit can seek out earlier appointments. However, WCB clients cannot displace the general population in obtaining these services.
Expedited Specialist Appointments
To arrange expedited specialist appointments, the primary practitioner can:
- obtain a list of specialists with early appointment availabilities from the Health Care Services Unit, and make the referral; or
- ask the Health Care Services Unit to make the referral and notify the primary practitioner of the relevant details. However, WCB clients cannot displace the general population in obtaining these services.
Expedited Diagnostic Appointments
The Health Care Services Unit will arrange expedited diagnostic appointments (for MRIs or CAT scans, for example) after receiving a requisition
from the primary practitioner. The WCB encourages these requests from caregivers as a means to identify needs and enhance the level of assistance
to injured workers. Where possible, the services will be provided in Saskatchewan. However, WCB clients cannot displace the general population in obtaining these services.
Expedited Surgical Services
Some medical specialists are affiliated with the day-surgery unit in Saskatoon. This unit provides surgical services to WCB
claimants and other patients not covered by Saskatchewan Health. This service helps reduce surgical wait times at other facilities.
Expedited Appointments