Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The personnel and human resource issue has always been a real concern of mine in my 10 years as MLA, as well. The plan was, we consolidated back and brought the human resources together because it was identified that there was a need to do that. In Health, what we had done before the amalgamation, is we did our own comprehensive human resource plan and, at the same time, before the amalgamation, corporate services was also working on a GNWT-wide human resource plan, which they are still going to do but it's going to be a somewhat different document now that we've actually consolidated. So in 2004, we did a comprehensive human resource plan, which is on our web site. It was recently updated. We work very, very closely with the consolidated corporate human resources. We need each other. We can't survive without their service and support and we know that they are very sensitive to our issues. A lot of the staff have come from Health and Social Services. So, yes, Mr. Chairman, we are on this. We do have a plan. We aren't just doing it on a one-off basis. We recognize that a lot of issues are linked and recruitment and retention is not just an issue for doctors and nurses but for allied health professionals as a spectrum of service, as well as social workers and all the other folks who work in health and social services. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 9th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 8th, 2006
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