Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, let's be clear; there are issues we have to deal with in Health and Social Services. There are issues around our nurse recruitment equation; the use of fill-ins or agency nurses. But we do not have a crisis on our hands and nothing is about to explode at this point. We have some major issues we need to deal with and we will deal with them. For example, Mr. Speaker, earlier in this session I committed to the chairperson of the Social Programs committee to work on an initiative that would see us doing some work in our facility here at Stanton to deal with some of those issues, to address them and move forward with a plan to make some changes if that's what's required. But we have worked across the North with our health authorities, with our professionals, in coming up with plans. At times one direction set makes a group of individuals or nurses or social workers or doctors happy and makes another group unhappy. We can go through a large list of things we've tried to do working with those in the field to come up with an adequate response to their concerns and we will continue to do that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Floyd Roland on Question 253-15(5): Shaping Our Future: 2006-2010 Strategic Action Plan For Health And Wellness
In the Legislative Assembly on November 2nd, 2006. See this statement in context.
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Question 253-15(5): Shaping Our Future: 2006-2010 Strategic Action Plan For Health And Wellness
Item 7: Oral Questions
November 1st, 2006
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