Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services in regard to community capacity to deliver healthcare programs. Right now, in the community of Aklavik they are on emergency warning where they will only see emergency cases because of the lack of nurses. On top of that, you have the problem that we don't even have the basic services such as mental health workers or alcohol and drug councillors in our community. What is the Minister doing to deal with these problems we have in our smaller communities to deliver programs and services? For our citizens or residents to leave our communities, they have to have someone there to assess them, such as an alcohol counsellor to send somebody to a program, or a medical health worker to deal with the problem, say, of a student who's got in trouble with the law who may need assistance during pre-sentencing. I'd like to ask the Minister exactly what are we doing to ensure that the basics are being delivered in our communities, which right now are experiencing a crisis?
David Krutko on Question 298-14(6): Capacity To Deliver Health Programs And Services
In the Legislative Assembly on June 10th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Question 298-14(6): Capacity To Deliver Health Programs And Services
Revert To Item 6: Oral Questions
June 9th, 2003
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