Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, of course the most fundamental issue in the question posed by Mr. Delorey is going to be that of confidentiality. Confidentiality has been an issue that has been on the table since the very first moment they announced the amalgamation of Health and Social Services. It's an issue that can be resolved and dealt with if you have people all working for the same employer with the same oath of office in terms of respecting the confidentiality and all the ethics and conduct that's required. It's something that we have to keep working at. I know it's an issue still in some areas when it comes to case management between practitioners of different kinds. In my opinion, a lot of it is a reason not to do things. It's a reason to prepare the status quo. But the reality is, in my mind, when you have a health centre that has nurses, social workers, CHRs and doctors, that they have to be able to sit down as professionals and colleagues to come up with a course of action clearly respecting the whole issue of confidentiality and privacy, but being able to do their jobs. Or if they're unable to do that, then the integrated service delivery model is nothing but a label and we should just publicly stand up and say we will do everything in iron clad stovepipes and we will continue to have a fragmented service delivery model. But I don't think that's a direction that we can afford to go and that people want to go. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2003. See this statement in context.
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Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 16th, 2003
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