Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise again today because I have a question for the Minister of Health and Social Services. Yesterday I talked about my concerns about the shortage of doctors in emergency rooms and in clinics. Mr. Speaker, a national physician survey conducted by the College of Family Physicians in Canada, the Canadian Medical Association, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons basically said there was an alarming state in regards to doctor supply. In brief, there were two serious observations: 21,000 doctors were surveyed, and 60 percent of them are scaling back their services. It said 3,800 are expected to retire within two years. Mr. Speaker, my question for the Minister of Health and Social Services is what is the NWT doing now to make the Northwest Territories a place of first choice for the doctors to come and work? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Robert Hawkins on Question 323-15(3): Recruitment Of Health Care Professionals
In the Legislative Assembly on October 27th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Question 323-15(3): Recruitment Of Health Care Professionals
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 26th, 2004
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