Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate the opportunity here. I want to reference a quick comment with regard to long-term dementia care as I proceed into the recruitment and retention portion of my discussion. First of all, I am in full support of any long-term dementia care facility that the Minister can find a way to help support the evolution of a program that the Yellowknife seniors have brought forward where the Minister in the long term can find a way to work in the O and M portion of our budget. Although it's not noted here anywhere specific, I just wanted to make sure it was referenced with my support and my willingness to proceed in a deficit situation that could build support for something like that. That being said, I want to reference the recruitment and retention portion of our budget. Retention is probably one of my primary concerns, in a sense, because if we can't establish a long-term base of nursing staff, for example, at our territorial facilities, it does cause me a bit of duress. Could the Minister cite some of the primary difficulties that he sees in retention and recruitment in the health care industry? Thank you, Madam Chair.
Robert Hawkins on Revert To Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 23rd, 2004. See this statement in context.
Revert To Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Revert To Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 23rd, 2004
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