Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Health. Over the past several weeks I have asked the Minister of Health about the Fort Simpson hospital. They are going through the Strength at Two Levels report. I have to make some corrections in that. We do not have a regional board of health for the Mackenzie as indicated in the Beatty report. As well, we have only one contract position in the Fort Simpson hospital, rather than two as stated in that report. There are some mistakes in the report, and recognizing that this Strength at Two Levels report's strategic division of the Department of Health is based on information that is incorrect, how can the Minister have confidence in the recommendations in it, especially regarding the Fort Simpson hospital? Mahsi.
Debates of March 2nd, 1992
Topics
Question O214-12(2): Mistakes In Beatty Report Re Health Service In Fort Simpson
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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The Speaker
Minister of Health, Mr. Whitford.
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We recognize, as well, that there are some areas in the Strength at Two Levels report that may not reflect the situation at the current time. I believe that at the time the research was done this may have been the situation. We are not basing our decisions or anything that we do totally on the figures in any report. I have explained to the Member that we are going to go to revisit these facilities and review the current status, review some of the historical figures that were there, to ensure that our figures are correct when we discuss anything that may be of a statistical nature. I want to assure the Member that we are not basing anything that we are doing strictly on the figures that he may have seen in this report.
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Supplementary, Mr. Antoine. --- Applause
Beatty Report Re Health Service In Fort Simpson
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Appendix 11, Strength at Two Levels report, recommends that the Fort Simpson hospital should be transformed into a modern health centre with no elective birthing, and long-term care being moved to the community through home care and other non-institutional community health care. My question is, what is the Minister's definition of a "modern health centre"?
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The Speaker
Mr. Whitford.
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I guess it is a fairly broad question, and I am not sure whether or not my interpretation of what it says in the report would be what a modern concept is. I think that we are looking to ensure that adequate health services are delivered to communities based on need and based on the availability of that particular type of service. We want to ensure that communities and regions get good health treatment at an economical price.
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The Speaker
Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For the 1990-91 fiscal year the contract physician at the Fort Simpson hospital saw 2220 patients, including one or two life-threatening emergencies, per month. Can the Minister assure the House that regardless of what the department is going to do, according to this Beatty report recommendation, he will not take any steps to eliminate the funding arrangements that allow us to have a medical doctor available in Fort Simpson? Mahsi.
Supplementary To Question O214-12(2): Mistakes In Beatty Report Re Health Service In Fort Simpson
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The Speaker
Mr. Whitford.
Supplementary To Question O214-12(2): Mistakes In Beatty Report Re Health Service In Fort Simpson
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Mr. Speaker, I want to review the question a little bit more in depth and come back with a better answer, so I would like to take that question as notice.
Supplementary To Question O214-12(2): Mistakes In Beatty Report Re Health Service In Fort Simpson
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The Speaker
The question has been taken as notice. Oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
Question O215-12(2): Tabling Of "nwt Way" Model For Health Delivery
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 1st, 1992
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Health. The Minister of Health often refers to a document called the NWT Way model for health delivery in respect to addressing health care concerns across the Territories. Will he consider tabling that particular document in this House for discussion?
Question O215-12(2): Tabling Of "nwt Way" Model For Health Delivery
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The Speaker
Minister of Health, Mr. Whitford.
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Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, can the Minister give me some indication as to when he will be able to table the document in this House? Thank you.
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The Speaker
Mr. Whitford.
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, Mr. Speaker, I will endeavour to comply with the request of the honourable Member. For information, Mr. Speaker, tomorrow the Ordinary Members have agreed to a presentation by the Department of Health dealing with many of the concerns that some of the Members have with the NWT Way, and direction and interpretations of Strength at Two Levels, so there will be a briefing for Ordinary Members tomorrow on that.
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Oral questions. Further supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister clarify for me, once he can obtain translation of this document will he take it upon himself to table the document in the House for further discussion? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question O215-12(2): Tabling Of "nwt Way" Model For Health Delivery
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The Speaker
Mr. Whitford.
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That is the intention, to have the document translated so that all Members will be able to read what it is.
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Oral questions. Oral questions. Ms. Mike.
Question O216-12(2): Opinions Of Alcohol And Drug Workers On Sobriety Clause
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Social Services has been fond of pointing out that only two alcohol and drug projects have refused to sign the contribution agreement which includes the sobriety clause. He has implied that there is great support for his abstinence policy in all other alcohol and drug projects across the Northwest Territories. In fact, this policy is not widely supported in the Baffin Region, and
I suspect that it lacks support elsewhere as well. My question is for the Minister of Social Services. Can the Minister advise the House whether he bothered to canvass the opinions of alcohol and drug workers and their community-based supervisors before deciding to follow through with the implementation of this policy?