The Martensville Primary Health Centre is opening this week, bringing expanded access to health care services to the community. Rural and remote Health Minister Lori Carr says, “This nurse practitioner-led clinic will ensure that residents of Martensville and the surrounding area get the care they need in their own community.” Nurse practitioners are qualified to provide health assessments to form a diagnose, propose a treatment plan and can then collaborate with physicians and other health care professionals. Nurse practitioners can also assess and treat common illnesses and injuries, along with screening, managing and monitoring common illnesses, chronic disease and stable chronic disease. The Health Centre will employ three full-time nurse practitioners and two medical office assistants.