The Saskatchewan Health Authority was formed when 12 former regional health authorities in Saskatchewan transitioned into a single provincial health authority. We are the largest organization in Saskatchewan, employing over 44,000 employees and physicians responsible for the delivery of high quality and timely health care for the entire province. We are driven by the commitment to improve frontlin
e patient care for Saskatchewan people, and we are working together to better coordinate health services across the province to ensure patients receive high quality, timely health care, wherever they live in Saskatchewan. Social Media Terms and conditions for PUBLIC use
Purpose
These terms of use establish guidelines and expectations for members of the public to engage the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) in social media dialogue responsibly. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately. The SHA in no way verifies or confirms the accuracy of user comments. Comments that violate these terms of use may result in deletion of the comment and blocking of the user to prevent further inappropriate comments. Commenting
Saskatchewan Health Authority welcomes comments from the public and expect that conversations will be respectful. We reserve the right to edit or remove any comments that are:
• obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, racist, sexist, homophobic, slanderous, insulting, life-threatening, discriminatory, or hateful;
• serious, unproven, unsupported, or inaccurate accusations against individuals or organizations including the SHA;
• abusive, aggressive, coarse, explicit, vulgar, violent, obscene, or pornographic;
• personal attacks and/or defamatory statements;
• encourage or suggest illegal activity;
• disrespectful of the privacy of others;
• solicitations, advertisements, or endorsements of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency;
• repetitive posts copied and pasted by one or multiple users;
• unintelligible or irrelevant messages;
• posted anonymously or by robot accounts, or not sent by the author; and
• too far off-topic; and
• any other message the SHA believes is inappropriate or does not add to the conversation. Users who continually act contrary to these terms of reference will be warned and may be temporarily or permanently banned from SHA’s social media channels. Please note:
• While we will do our best to respond to questions posted, we cannot guarantee that we will provide a response.
• Questions about personal medical issues should be directed to your family physician or other health care professional, and should not be shared on social media. The SHA will not respond to questions or comments about personal medical issues on social media channels..
• Reporters are asked to refer any questions directly to the SHA. Privacy
Prior to using any social media platform you must agree to the terms of service agreements and/or data policies established by these sites. Such agreements may include collecting your content and communications to improve services and/or share with third party partners. The SHA encourages all individuals to read the privacy policy associated with the social media platform they are using regarding the use of personal information posted on that site. The SHA does not own content shared on social media platforms and cannot guarantee the security, privacy or future use of any information shared. Users are solely responsible for the information provided to the SHA on social media platforms. Please contact a quality of care coordinator with questions or concerns about you or your loved one’s care experience.
