Thank you, Madam Chair. The information that I guess I would be looking for from the Minister is regarding different physicians who come to smaller communities. We know that we wait five weeks to three months for some of the physicians to come into our communities. Sometimes people are out on the land or somewhere else and they don't get to see that doctor that day or that week. Then they don't see them for another three months. Mr. Chairman, is the department looking at putting some of the money towards Telehealth into our communities, which is a lot easier? I like the system. I know Deline has the Telehealth system. I am not sure if it's fully operational because we don't have doctors who come into our communities on a daily basis. We have them on a quarterly basis, every three months, if we are lucky. If the weather holds out and there is nothing wrong with the airplane and it can fly that day, they will come in. I think Telehealth is one good move that this government invested in. I would like to see somewhere in this budget that Telehealth will be introduced into the small communities that don't have physicians visit them on a daily basis. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Norman Yakeleya on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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