Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question will be directed to the Minister responsible for Health and Social Services. It is in the area of patient care and trying to get information. I have been contacted about a situation that comes out of the Mackenzie Delta, so to speak, but has been brought to my attention by the grandmother of a child. The grandmother lives in Inuvik and has some concerns.
Her grandson was sent out for medical attention and the doctor suggested that the parents remain close to the facility. They were told to be within five minutes of a facility that could provide services for this child. The family then was not sure what was to happen and sat in limbo for quite some time.
I have been contacted and told that they have been told now that there are a lot of services that are not going to be provided by this government so the family has basically moved back to their home and is well beyond five minutes. It is a plane ride down to Yellowknife, that is the situation.
What happens in a situation when the doctor issues a recommended course, what kicks into place once that doctor issues prescribed treatment? Thank you.