A union for health-care workers in Saskatchewan says an additional $350 million in federal funding to improve home care and mental-health services is desperately needed.
But the Service Employees International Union-West says it won't fix chronic understaffing in the health sector.
Union president Barbara Cape says she hopes the Saskatchewan government will put the money to appropriate use on the front lines.
The Saskatchewan NDP says the money specifically targeted for home care and mental health services is very important.
New Democrat health critic Danielle Chartier says she likes that the federal funding requires a detailed plan on how the money will be spent.
Chartier says the Saskatchewan government announced a mental- health and addictions plan three years ago, but there's been very little action.
