Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the people of Deninu Kue, in fact, had the benefit of a very long-term experienced nurse in the community, but made it very clear, and very publicly made it clear, that they were unhappy for a number of reasons to the extent that the individual in question chose to leave the community. So now we're faced with the situation, as we have been in other communities in the past, where the provider or the nurse has left, and in a time of tight staffing we have to struggle to accommodate on a rotational basis, on a short-term locum basis. We are interested in every community, if we can, to have long-term nurses, long-term staff in general, but it has to be clear that this is a two-way relationship and that these people in these professions are very, very mobile and they will not stay in communities where they think that they are not really welcome. They are, as well, as I've indicated in the past, a very small fraternity where the word gets around. So, yes, we are prepared to work with the community to see what we can do about re-staffing, but very clearly we are going to have to work collaboratively, recognizing that it's going to have to be a welcome work environment for the professionals to stay. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 127-15(4): Permanent Nurse For Deninu Kue
In the Legislative Assembly on October 17th, 2005. See this statement in context.
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