Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, clearly if we could attract and recruit additional line doctors that would fulfill our complement, that would be a singular accomplishment and it would help to ease the stress on the system.
Mr. Speaker, we are also in the process of recruiting nurses. We have some graduates coming through the system this year, approximately nine, I understand. There are nearly 30 in the final year for next year. We are also actively recruiting in all of the other allied health professions.
Mr. Speaker, if we could fill those positions that we have funded, it would be, in my opinion, a singular achievement and would help relieve the stress and burden on the system. Are 60 doctors adequate? The Medical Association would say that we need possibly another 20 to 30. That is a number that is very high, in our opinion. We are close on a comparative basis and our initial goal is to just try and get our full complement staffed, which we have already funded. Thank you.