Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe we are doing better for a number of reasons. There are still problems to be sure. We have added $8.3 million to the system for new doctors, three specialists, 10 GPs and a great number of nurses, midwives and nurse practitioners. We are also starting to see graduating classes come out of the Aurora College nursing program. We are still competing down south for the doctors and specialists, which is a very competitive market, but we are putting the pieces in place as a system and we are starting to see the fruits of that, especially with the nursing side. We also have work done with social workers and we are also in a very competitive market with other allied health professionals. So, Mr. Speaker, we've been working to try to address those issues.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 293-14(6): Recruitment And Retention Of Healthcare Professionals
In the Legislative Assembly on June 10th, 2003. See this statement in context.
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Question 293-14(6): Recruitment And Retention Of Healthcare Professionals
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