Mr. Speaker, I have a return to written question asked by Mr. Ramsay on October 18, 2006, regarding Stanton Territorial Hospital 2002 operational review - status of recommendations.
On January 15, 2004, the Stanton Territorial Health Authority Operational Review Status Report was prepared. The majority of recommendations provided in the report have been addressed, including the development of a Stanton Territorial Health Authority staffing plan, the completion of a physician recruitment plan, and the initiation of various nursing specialty programs to increase skills and abilities in a number of areas. A copy of this status report has been provided to the Member.
In view of the dissolution of the board at the Stanton Territorial Health Authority shortly after the review was completed, recommendations directed toward the board were deferred until such time as a new board may be appointed. At the present time, a public administrator has been appointed for the Stanton Territorial Health Authority, and the role of the board has been assumed by a subcommittee of the Joint Leadership Council, which oversees the health and social services system in the NWT, including the Stanton Territorial Health Authority.
Recommendations with respect to human resource functions were assigned to the Department of Human Resources. As concerns are raised by employees regarding their benefits and superannuation, Human Resources staff work with the employees to provide information and resolve any difficulties. Progress is being made to ensure processes are improved for the provision of benefits and payroll information by the Department of
Human Resources. In particular, this is being examined in light of the implementation of PeopleSoft self-service at Stanton, which was scheduled for start-up on February 3, 2007.
In addition, several recommendations are being addressed on an ongoing basis, including recommendations number 2 and number 23. These two recommendations relate to the completion of a master development plan for Stanton and the implementation of the integrated service delivery model. The Department of Health and Social Services is working in partnership with the health and social services authorities on these aspects of the operational review. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.