Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Member referenced the fee-for-service and at one point there were fee-for-service doctors who made a decision to switch to salary positions. There have been concerns ever since about productivity issues; we work with the doctors and have tried to address that; we have added more doctors; we are going to continue to work with the doctors and the authorities to recruit.
The Member points out a problem that is an issue, and that is the access to doctors. I can tell you that the
constituency that I represent has the same circumstance. I still, on a regular basis, get notices from the small communities, especially up north where they are on emergency services because they don't have nurses.
The authorities have a significant amount of responsibility and authority to try to address these issues as best they can. The Member does have me somewhat at a disadvantage; I haven't seen the document that she is referring to. I take the Member's point that there are problems with waiting times in the community and now that the Member has raised it, I will commit to following up with the authority and with the department and look at the circumstances. Thank you.